Skeletons of 282 Indian soldiers, who revolted in 1857, found during excavation in Punjab's Amritsar
Chandigarh, May 11: The skeletons of 282 Indian soldiers, who participated in India's First War of Independence in 1857, were found during the excavation near Punjab's Amritsar, said Dr JS Sehrawat, Assistant Professor, Dept Anthropology, Panjab University.
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"These soldiers were revolting against the use of pork and beef greased cartridges, a study has suggested. Coins, medals, DNA study, elemental analysis, anthropological, radio-carbon dating, all point towards the same," Sehrawat added.
The 1857 revolt was called the First War of Independence by some historians. Some Indian sepoys recruited in the British Indian army had revolted against the use of pork and beef greased cartridges citing religious beliefs.
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