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  • Savarkar at Bow Street Court – Bail Refused

    Savarkar at Bow Street Court – Bail Refused

    The dramatic London chapter of Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar’s life reached a decisive turning point in March 1910. On Sunday, 13 March 1910, Savarkar was arrested at Victoria Station while waiting for a train. For months, the British authorities had been keeping him under close surveillance, suspecting his involvement in revolutionary networks that had sprung…

  • Savarkar’s Arrest in London

    Savarkar’s Arrest in London

    On Sunday, 13 March 1910, Vinayak Damodar (Veer) Savarkar’s revolutionary mission in Europe met a dramatic turning point. That evening, as he arrived by train from Newhaven (via Paris) at Victoria Station in London, he was arrested by  officers of the Metropolitan Police under charges of sedition, conspiracy, and waging war against the British Crown.…