The Thief Who Saved a Revolutionary: V S Achuthanandan's Untold Tale

In 1946, during the aftermath of the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising, V S Achuthanandan, an underground communist leader, was brutally tortured by police but survived thanks to a thief's intervention. Misidentified as dead, Achuthanandan's life was saved when the thief noticed he was still breathing, leading to his dramatic recovery.

In a remarkable tale of survival and political resistance, V S Achuthanandan's life was inadvertently saved by a thief during the harsh aftermath of the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising in India.

Captured and brutalized by police in 1946, his life hung in the balance until a thief named Kolappan, also in custody, noticed Achuthanandan was still living.

This unexpected twist of fate allowed Achuthanandan to be rushed to a hospital, where he eventually recovered, highlighting an extraordinary episode of resistance against political oppression.

(With inputs from agencies.)