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The '''Bankipur Central Jail''' was a colonial prison located in [[Patna]] in the state of [[Bihar]], India. Many notable dissidents such as [[Rajendra Prasad]], [[Brajkishore Prasad]], [[Srikrishna Sinha]], [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]], Mulana Mazharul Haque and [[J. B. Kripalani]], among others, were imprisoned here during the [[Indian independence movement|struggle for India's independence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patna-has-lost-its-charm/articleshow/13016546.cms |title='Patna has lost its charm' - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2012-05-06 |access-date=2014-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9bQyfKq_EMC&q=Bankipur+Jail&pg=PA161 |title=Netaji: Rediscovered - Kānāilāla Basu - Google Books |date= 19 January 2010|isbn=9781449055691 |access-date=2014-05-30|last1=Basu |first1=Kanailal }}</ref><br />
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The Central Jail was shifted from Bankipur to Beur in early 1960s by the then chief minister of Bihar, Pandit [[Binodanand Jha]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iasbihar.org/PRAYAAS_DEC_2010.pdf | title=Prayas | publisher=IAS OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION, BIHAR BRANCH | date=4 December 2010 | access-date=30 May 2014 | page=12}}</ref> Later, the prison was demolished and a [[Buddha Smriti Park|Buddha Park]] were constructed in the same area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110518/jsp/bihar/story_13993408.jsp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) &#124; Bihar &#124; CM meditates at park stupa with monks |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2011-05-18 |access-date=2014-05-30}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Beur Central Jail]]<br />
*[[List of prisons in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:British colonial prisons in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct prisons in India]]<br />
[[Category:History of Patna]]<br />
[[Category:British India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian independence movement in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in India]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl