Patna, Aug. 11 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday paid tribute to the seven young freedom fighters who were killed by British police on August 11, 1942, while attempting to hoist the Tricolour at the Patna Secretariat during the Quit India Movement.

Choudhary visited the Shaheed Smarak complex in Patna and paid his respects to the martyrs, remembering their sacrifice on the day that holds a special place in Bihar's history of the freedom struggle. Recalling the events of August 11, 1942, the Chief Minister said British police had opened fire on a group of students who had set out to hoist the national flag over the Patna Secretariat. Seven young men were killed in the firing.

The seven martyrs were Umakant Prasad Singh,...