Nathuram Godse

Nathuram Vinayak Godse was an Indian Hindu nationalist and political activist who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. He shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a... Wikipedia

  • Born:  Ramachandra Vinayak Godse, May 19, 1910, Baramati, Bombay Presidency, British India, (present-day Maharashtra, India)
  • Age at death:  39 years
  • Died:  November 15, 1949, Ambala Central Jail, East Punjab, India, (present-day Haryana, India)
  • Cause of death:  Strangulation due to botched execution by hanging
  • Organization:  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Hindu Mahasabha
  • Known for:  Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
  • Criminal penalty:  Death
  • Criminal status:  Executed
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