Time Set - Year 1922.
Mahatma Gandhi has launched a Non-Cooperation movement against the British rule in India. The movement has reached Chauri Chaura, a place in Gorakhapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
On 5th February, 1922, the police there fired upon a large group of protesters participating in the non-cooperation movement. In retaliation, the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupants. The incident led to the deaths of three civilians and 22 policemen.