अमर शहीद अशफ़ाक़उल्ला ख़ाँ: व्यक्तित्व और कृतित्व (काकोरी के अमर शहीद का जीवन व रचनाएँ)

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evidence show that branches of the revolutionary society had been
established at the other places mentioned in the first charge. I
find therefore that a conspiracy existed substantially as alleged in
that charge. It remains now to consider the evidence for the alle-
gation in the charge that the two accused in this case were parties
to it.
49. The evidence of sub-inspector Fasahat Husain (P. W.
113) shows that he went to the house of
Search for Ashfaqullah on Ashfaqullah at 5 a. m. on the 26th Septem-
10 25th September, 1925. ber 1925. He had received a warrant for
his arrest and also a search warrant a few
hours before. Ashfaqullah was absent and one of his brothers
told the Sub-Inspector that he had slept the night at the house
of a relative Abdul Qadir Khan, a retired deputy collector. The
Sub-Inspector went therefore to that house but failed to find the
accused. He found in the house of Ashfaqullah a 12 bore gun,
(Ex. P. A-18) 24 shot cartridges in a sling (Ex. P. A-19) a bag
containing a large number of empty cartridge cases, one bullet
cartridge and four bags of small shot. The gun belonged to O. P. 64.
20 Abdul Qadir Khan and a license was produced showing that one of
Ashfaqullah's brothers had his name entered in the license as a
retainer. The discovery of this gun and ammunition only shows
therefore that Ashfaqullah had access to firearms. Search for
Ashfaqullah continued to be unsuccessful in spite of attachment
proceedings against his property.
50. Ashfaqullah was arrested by Khan Bahadur Hakim
Ikramul Haq (P. W. 119) Deputy Superinten-
Arrest and search of Ashfaq dent of the Delhi C. I. D. at 9-30 p. m. on the
ullah. 8th September, 1926, or rather more than a
30 year after the Kakori dacoity. The Deputy
Superintendent had received information the same day that he
was living in a certain house and proceeded there with an Inspec-
tor and four constables. He also obtained two search witnesses
before entering the house. He found Ashfaqullah sitting alone
on a charpoy.
Ashfaqullah gave his name as Abid Raza and refused to
give his father's name and address. The Deputy Superintendent
prepared a list of the things found in the room. These included
a trunk which contained papers. As the witnesses were illiterate
40 he did not examine them there but sealed up the trunk and produ-
ced it the next day before Saiyid Ghulam Mustafa Shah, a
Magistrate of the First Class (P. W. 118). The latter prepared a
list of the contents. These included a photograph (Ex. P. A-37)
which Ashfaqullah said was a photograph of himself. It was not,
however a very good likeness of the accused and both the Deputy
Superintendent and the Magistrate appear to have doubted
whether it was a photograph of him. A few days later when Mr.