With reference to the Rand Murder Case (1897), consider the following statements:
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak publicly supported the killing of Plague commissioner of Pune W C Rand through articles in his newspapers Kesari and Maratha.
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was charged with sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to 18 months of rigorous imprisonment.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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With reference to the Rand Murder Case (1897), consider the following statements:
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak publicly supported the killing of Plague commissioner of Pune W C Rand through articles in his newspapers Kesari and Maratha.
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was charged with sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to 18 months of rigorous imprisonment.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct: Tilak did not explicitly support the killing of W.C. Rand. However, his articles in Kesari and Maratha criticized the oppressive measures taken by the British authorities during the plague outbreak in Pune. His writings justified the public anger and resentment against British policies, which were interpreted by the British as incitement to violence.

Statement 2 is correct: Tilak's articles led to his arrest on charges of sedition under Section 124A of the IPC. In 1897, he was sentenced to 18 months of rigorous imprisonment, marking one of the first instances where Tilak faced imprisonment for his nationalist writings.

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With reference to the Rand Murder Case (1897), consider the following statements: 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak publicly supported the killing of Plague commissioner of Pune W C Rand through articles in his newspapers Kesari and Maratha. 2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was charged with sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to 18 months of rigorous imprisonment. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2