Last Updated:November 15, 2025, 17:57 IST Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were hanged before sunrise on November 15 at Ambala Central Jail. Godse appeared inconsolable, while Apte remained composed Nathuram Godse admitted his crime in court. (News18 Hindi) On the morning of November 15, 1949, an unusual atmosphere enveloped Ambala Jail. Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, convicted for Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, were executed early that day. Following the hanging, officials discreetly performed their last rites inside the jail. Despite repeated pleas from their families, the bodies were not released. The ashes were then covertly immersed in the Ghaggar river. Godse believed Gandhi’s non-violent policies and efforts to promote Hindu-Muslim unity were detrimental to the nation, especially during Partition, feeling Gandhi was jeopardising Hindu interests. Historian Hama Gebe noted that Godse saw Gandhi’s policy of religious equality as a ‘betrayal’. Godse was a staunch critic of Gandhi’s defence of Muslim rights and his efforts for bilateral relations. Over time, more individuals have come to sympathise with Godse’s views. Some groups now portray Godse as a role …