Shahjahanpur- Revolutionary freedom fighter Ashfaqulla Khan was remembered on his birth anniversary on Thursday for his courage, patriotism and supreme sacrifice in India’s struggle for independence.
Freedom fighter, Ashfaq ullah, KHAN Born on October 22, 1900, in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Khan remains an enduring symbol of revolutionary spirit and national unity.

Freedom fighter Ashfaq Ullah Khan played a significant role in the Kakori train action of August 9, 1925, near Lucknow, when revolutionaries seized government treasury money to finance their activities against British rule.
Kakori incident hero Ashfaqulla Khan
hanged at Faizabad Jail on December 19, 1927, at the age of 27. His fellow revolutionary Ram Prasad Bismil was executed on the same day in Gorakhpur Jail, while Rajendra Nath Lahiri had been hanged on December 17 in Gonda Jail.

Ashfaqulla Khan close association with Bismil continues to be remembered as an example of friendship and Hindu-Muslim unity during the freedom struggle. His patriotism, literary interests and commitment to the nation remain an important part of India’s history.

Ashfaqulla Khan birth anniversary serves as an occasion to reflect on the sacrifices made by freedom fighters and the values of communal harmony, mutual respect and national unity for which they stood.