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

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badmashes first of all at Sherganj but they may have got in the
train at Shahbaznagar and he may have learnt afterwards that
they did so. He was not cross-examined on the point. Then it is
argued that Banarsi Lal only mentioned the "chadar" which had
been left behind in the brake-van by the Kakori dacoits with a
view to having this part of his confession corroborated by the evi-
dence of the guard. The answer to this is that nobody would be
likely to trouble about corroboration on such a small point when
ample corroboration was forthcoming for the more important
details of his confession. Finally it is suggested that it was absurd 10
that Ram Prasad should ask Indu Bhushan to collect information
about officials and wealthy people when he must have known much
more about them himself. This implies that Ram Prasad asked
for the information because he really required it; it seems to me
much more likely that he asked Indu Bhushan to obtain the infor-
mation because Indu Bhushan was importuning him for work and
he wished to humour him, and also possibly because he thought it
would be good training for him.