The revolutionaries of the Hindustan Republican Association organised a meeting in Shahjahanpur on 8 August 1925 to determine how to raise funds for arms and ammunition. They decided to rob a train carrying government cash through Kakori.
In Shahjahanpur on August 8, 1925, members of the Hindustan Republican Association met to discuss how to obtain funding and weaponry. Their plan was to rob a train carrying government money through Kakori.