Narayan Dattatraya Apte(1911-1949) was a Hindu activist and enterpreneur who was sentenced to death for his role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi and subsequently, hanged.
Apte was born in the year 1911. He was executed simultaneously by hanging, with Nathuram Godse, on 15, Nov. 1949, at Ambala Jail for his involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Apte worked with Nathuram Godse for almost 6 years under the Hindu Mahasabha. Apte was present on the spot at Gandhi's assassination, with Nathuram Godse. The prosecution described him as the organizer of the conspiracy but this was not likely since his own co-conspirators stated that Apte appeared to be more interested in fine clothes and partying with young women than in his political duties.
In 1932, Apte graduated from Bombay University as a Bachelor of Science. After obtaining his B.Sc., Degree, Apte accepted a teacher's job at Ahmednagar. During his stay at Ahmednagar he was married to Mr Phadtare's daughter named Champa. He appeared for his B.T. examination and got his degree. While Gandhi was staying at Panchagani a group of some twenty-five young men led by Apte staged a protest against Gandhi's policies on 22nd July 1944. Apte planned and executed another such demonstration before Gandhi while he stayed in the sweepers' colony in Delhi. Apte considered himself an expert prognistic when it came to reading the stars and predicting the future. His predictions that killing Gandhi would somehow magically reunify India with Pakistan and that he would live to be both old and revered throughout India proved to be inaccurate.
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