Shankar Kistaiya was an accused in the Mahatama's Gandhi's assassination case. He was sentenced to life imprisonment but was acquitted by the high court.

Early life

Not much is known about Shankar Kistaiya's early life except for the fact that he was employed by Digambar Ramchandra Badge and whose mother tongue was Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

. Shankar used to help Badge as a domestic servant as well as an assistant in Badge's Shop.

Role in Assassination

Shankar Kishtiya had accompanied the group from Pune to Delhi in the capacity of Badge's Servant. However during his stay in Delhi the entire group utilized his services as a servant.

Shankar Kishtiya was entrusted the role of back up for Badge on the failed attempt of 20 January. After the failed attempt he had followed Badge out of Birla House and had returned with him to Pune. He was arrested from Pune.

Judgement

The lower trial court held that Shankar Kistaiya was an integral part of the group and sentenced him to life imprisonment, but he was acquitted by the high court.

List of Accused

List of People accused in the attempt and assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...

• Nathuram Vinayak Godse
  Nathuram Godse
  Nathuram Vinayak Godse , from the city of Pune, India was a Hindutva activist and journalist, who was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. Along with his brother Gopal Godse and six other co-conspirators, he executed a plot to assassinate Gandhi.-Early life:Nathuram Godse was born in Baramati, Pune...
  
  
• Narayan Dattatraya Apte
  Narayan Apte
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• Vishnu Ramkrishna Karkare
  Vishnu Ramkrishna Karkare
  Vishnu Ramakrishna Karkare , a Hindu Mahasabha activist was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in an attempt to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi.-Early life:...
  
  
• Madanlal Kashmirilal Pahwa
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• Shankar Kistaiya
• Gopal Vinayak Godse
  Gopal Godse
  Gopal Vinayak Godse , was the brother of Nathuram Godse and one of the conspirators in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948. He was the last one to survive and lived his last days in Pune, Maharashtra, India....
  
  
• Digambar Ramchandra Badge
• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
  Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
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• Dattatraya Sadashiv Parchure
• Gangadhar Dandavate
• Gangadhar Jadhao
• Suryadev Sharma