Andaman Cellular Jail |
Although the prison complex itself was constructed between 1896 and 1906, the British had been using the Andaman islands as a prison since the days in the immediate aftermath of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.Shortly after the rebellion was suppressed, the British executed many rebels. Those who survived were exiled for life to the Andamans to prevent their re-offending. Two hundred rebels were transported to the islands. Another 733 from Karachi arrived in April, 1868. More prisoners arrived from India and Burma as the settlement grew. Anyone who belonged to the Mughal royal family, or who had sent a petition to Bahadur Shah Zafarduring the Rebellion was liable to be deported to the islands.
Cellular Jail |
Closer view of a cell of Cellular Jail , Port Blair, India |
One of the seven wings |
Cellular Jail Balcony |
From inside of a Cell |
Cellular Jail , Port Blair, India,special codemned cell for keeping the prisoners before hanging to death |
Cellular jail's hanging cell where three prisoners were hanged at once |
Picture Source: Collected from Internet
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