List of 966 Indian Freedom Fighters held at the the notorious Cellular Jail at Andaman Island Long before Guantanamo Bay was developed as a no-escape prison, the British began setting up an island prison on the Andaman island. They had just conquered the Indian subcontinent, and a Guantanamo Bay style detention facility for Indian freedom fighters started being constructed in 1896. After facing immense difficulty finding a list of prisoners online, this list has been posted to aid researchers. List of Freedom Fighters deported to the Penal Settlement Part I – Heroes of 1857 (10th March 1858 onwards) = 309 Part II – PRE-CELLULAR JAIL DEPORTATIONS (Wahabi Movement, Anglo Manipuri Revolt & others) 1864 onwards) = 22 Part III – POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE CELLULAR JAIL 1909-21 = 149 Part IV – HEROES OF CELLULAR JAIL 1922-31(Moplah Revolt, Manyam Heroes and others) = 30 Part V – POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE CELLULAR JAIL (1932-38) = 386 Part VI – Members of INA and IIL, Andaman ...

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