Namdhari Shaheeds at Amritsar  15th September 1871

For their part in the attack on the slaughter house on 15 June 1871 (to preserve sanctity of Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar), four Namdhari Sikhs : Sant Lehna Singh, Sant Beehla Singh, Sant Fateh Singh and Sant Hakam Singh were hanged to death openly by the British Government on 15th September 1871 at Ram Bagh Amritsar. The hangings were designed  to create terror among the masses and an attempt to banish the Kuka Movement.

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