In April 1908, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose threw a bomb at a carr

In April 1908, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose threw a bomb at a carriage in Muzaffarpur which they believed to be occupied by Kingsford. Which among the following correctly describes the profession of Kingsford ?

Revenue Officer
Judge
Police Officer
Army Personnel
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In April 1908, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose attempted to assassinate Douglas Kingsford in Muzaffarpur. Kingsford was the District Judge at Muzaffarpur at that time. He had previously served as the Chief Presidency Magistrate in Calcutta and was known for handing down severe punishments to Indian nationalists and revolutionaries.
The revolutionaries mistakenly bombed a carriage carrying Mrs. Kennedy and her daughter, instead of Kingsford’s carriage. The ladies were killed in the attack. This incident led to the arrest of Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki; Chaki committed suicide while resisting arrest, and Bose was tried and subsequently hanged.