Lal Bahadur Basnet (Sikkimese Nepali: लाल बहादुर बस्नेत) (17 December 1926 – 5 May 1998) was a politician and a leader of the Pro-Democracy Movement in the erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim.
[1] At the age of four, he, along with his parents, left Sikkim for Dehradun to get basic education and later went to Ludhiana, Punjab University for his graduation.
He was court-martialed due to his direct and open letter to a high-ranking army officer, on the corrupt practices of his superiors.
In his letter he stated about "the dissatisfaction prevailing in 2/5 Gurkha Rifles", which was not supported by other high-ranking officers.
His close relations with student leaders active in the pro democracy movement of Nepal led to his arrest and incarceration for nine months.