Chandrashekhar Azad, the revolutionary leader, died on 27 February 1931 in an encounter with the police at Alfred Park in:

Chandrashekhar Azad died on 27 February 1931 in an encounter with the police at Alfred Park in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh.

The encounter:

• On the morning of 27 February 1931, Azad was meeting a comrade in Alfred Park when the police, who had been tipped off by an informer, surrounded him.
• Azad fought back with his pistol, wounding some policemen, and allowed his companion to escape.
• When he had only one bullet left, he shot himself, keeping his vow that he would never be captured alive by the British.

About Chandrashekhar Azad:

• He was born on 23 July 1906 at Bhavra (now in the Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh); his original name was Chandrashekhar Tiwari.
• As a 15-year-old boy, he took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was arrested.
• When the magistrate asked his name, he said "Azad" (free), his father's name "Swatantrata" (independence), and his address "jail"; he was sentenced to be flogged.
• From then on, he was known as "Azad".
• He became a leading member of the revolutionary movement in north India.
• He took part in the Kakori train robbery (1925), but escaped arrest.
• He was the commander-in-chief of the armed wing of the revolutionary organisation reorganised in 1928.
• He was a skilled organiser, and was never captured by the police during his lifetime.

His memory:

• Alfred Park was renamed Chandrashekhar Azad Park after Independence.
• His pistol (a Colt) is displayed at the Allahabad Museum.
• He is remembered as a symbol of courage and sacrifice.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Lucknow, Kanpur and Lahore were other centres of revolutionary activity.