Executed 12 hours ago, could not even eat: British threw half-burnt bodies; Stories related to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru

National Desk:
On March 23, 1931, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were to be hanged in Lahore Central Jail.  Bhagat was not happy with the decision.  He wrote a letter to the Governor of Punjab on March 20, 1931 asking that he be treated as a prisoner of war and that he be shot instead of executed.
In his last letter to his revolutionary comrades on March 22, 1931, Bhagat said: “I do not want to hide the fact that I too have the desire to live.  I never had the temptation to escape the gallows.  I eagerly await the final exam."
 Bhagat, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged at 7:33 pm on March 23, 1931, 12 hours before the time fixed for execution.  Today marks the 92nd anniversary of this event.