●  It took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces when a large group of protesters participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police who opened fire.

●  In retaliation the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupants.

●  Mahatma Gandhi, who was strictly against violence, halted the non-co-operation movement on the national level on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.