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Mahatma Gandhi Murder: The First FIR, a Cyclist, and the Urdu Document Preserved Today
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News18•01-10-2026, 22:15
Mahatma Gandhi Murder: The First FIR, a Cyclist, and the Urdu Document Preserved Today
- •On January 30, 1948, Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi; a cyclist informed the Tughlak Road Police Station.
- •Based on the statement of Gandhi's close associate Nandlal Mehta, the first FIR was registered in Urdu and is still preserved at the Tughlak Road Police Station.
- •The original FIR document has been laminated to prevent deterioration and is preserved as crucial historical evidence.
- •After his arrest, Nathuram Godse was held in a cell at the Tughlak Road Police Station, which remains in its original form today.
- •The case was heard in a special court at the Red Fort in Delhi, where Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were sentenced to death.
Key Questions Answered
A person on a bicycle traveled to the Tughlak Road Police Station to report the murder because the station lacked telephone facilities at the time.
The original FIR was recorded in Urdu, which was common for most FIRs during that period, and was later translated into Hindi and English.
Mahatma Gandhi's close associate, Nandlal Mehta, who was present during the assassination, narrated the sequence of events to the police.
