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This 12 yr old boat boy was shot dead by British police when he courageously denied to ferry them across the Brahmani River on the night of 11th October 1938 at Nilakanthapur Ghat, Bhuban, Dhenkanal district. Baji Rout was the youngest son of a boatman on the Brahmani river. The British Police force ordered him to cross the river by his Boat which he denied.
The police force became revengeful and fired Baji Rout along with Laxman Mallik and Fagu Sahoo.