Brutal punishment for 2 days

[S1ngh]

The shocking sight of a condemned man tied to the mouth of a cannon ahead of being obliterated by its blast. This was a form of execution that was designed to simultaneously terrify the population and defile the victim further. Just imagine the horror of the act itself and then what the family have to endure to somehow deal with the aftermath. 

 

Now imagine 65 men facing the same execution - that's what happened over two days in 1872 when the British Police in Punjab massacred 65 Namdhari Sikhs for their insurgent activities. The mass execution over two days was (on the face of it) in retaliation for a violent riot in which Sikhs and Muslims were killed, but for which the Sikhs were blamed. In reality it was in recognition of the rise of a new revolutionary force in the form of the Namdhari movement which caused the British to react in such an extreme manner. 

In addition to the violent horror of the blowing to pieces of 65 Namdhari Sikh men, a 12 year old boy (a son of one of the victims) was also cut to pieces.

- Amandeep Singh Madra UK 

This picture is from Iran where this method of execution was used until more modern times. The 'Blowing from Guns' execution was used in India extensively during the mutiny and for very public executions in the decades that followed.

[Gagan1995]

Atleast it was instant. So you wouldn't feel it. Though lets not just blame the british. Look at the soliders, MOST of whom were natives. If a country of 300 million people lets what an army of  100-200 k people rule over the vast land,who's really at fault.