Sachindra Chandra Pal

Sachindra Chandra Pal (1942 - 19 May 1961) was an Indian student who took part in the Bengali Language Movement in Silchar.

Sachindra attended Cachar High School in Silchar and appeared for the secondary examinations in 1961.

[2] The day after the matriculation exams, a satyagraha was organized at the Tarapur railway station in Silchar demanding Bengali as the medium of education.

In the afternoon at around 2:30 PM, a truck carrying arrested satyagrahis were passing by, when suddenly it was set on fire.

When the satyagrahis protested, the military personnel posted at the site started firing indiscriminately, killing Sachindra.