On December 28, 1857 Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was hanged to death in open near the banyan tree at the Shiva temple.
Raja Rao Ram Baksh was a rich landlord and gold trader. He owned a jewellery shop in Kanpur.
British historians describe him as one of the perennial buccaneers and outlaws from the Gangetic plain who joined the rebels only to loot enemy camps.
