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Hijli Detention Camp

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  • American Troop Memorial - 1944 CE - Hijli Detention Camp Converted Hijli Shaheed Bhavan Complex - IIT Kharagpur - West Midnapore 2015-09-28 4736.JPG

    Photo by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • American Troop Memorial - 1944 CE - Hijli Detention Camp Converted Hijli Shaheed Bhavan Complex - IIT Kharagpur - West Midnapore 2015-09-28 4740.JPG

    Photo by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • American Troop Memorial - 1944 CE - Hijli Detention Camp Converted Hijli Shaheed Bhavan Complex - IIT Kharagpur - West Midnapore 2015-09-28 4742.JPG

    Photo by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • American Troop Memorial - 1944 CE - Hijli Detention Camp Converted Hijli Shaheed Bhavan Complex - IIT Kharagpur - West Midnapore 2015-09-28 4743.JPG

    Photo by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

  • Browett Lindley - Stationary Steam Engine - Hijli Detention Camp Converted Hijli Shaheed Bhavan Premises - IIT Kharagpur - West Midnapore 2015-09-28 4651.JPG

    Photo by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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  • Eastern Ground-floor Corridor - Hijli Detention Camp Converted Hijli Shaheed Bhavan - IIT Kharagpur - West Midnapore 2015-09-28 4565.JPG

    Photo by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Background

Hijli Detention Camp (now called Shaheed Bhavan, IIT Kharagpur), is a former detention camp operated during the period of British colonial rule in India. It is located in Hijli, beside Kharagpur (a part of former Hijli Kingdom), in the district of Midnapore West, West Bengal, India.

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Region

Kharagpur

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Hijli Detention Camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hijli-detention-camp
Chicago
"Hijli Detention Camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hijli-detention-camp.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hijli-detention-camp,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Hijli Detention Camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hijli-detention-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}