Rooplo Kohli

Rooplo Shamtoji Kolhi fought against the British Rulers in Karoonjhar Mountains at Nagarparkar of District Tharparkar, Sindh. His birth name was Rupaji Gohil. The British hanged him on 22 August 1858 with his companions. His anniversary is celebrated on August 22 every year by a faction of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz. He was the last commander of rebels hanged by the British officials.

History Rooplo Kolhi was a commander of Koli forces and he, along with two other commanders were rebelling under Rana Karan Singh Sodha of Nagarparkar. Other commanders were killed and later Rooplo Kolhi was arrested near Pag Wool well, where his troops were fetching water. In October 2022, a book was published by Chief Minister of Sindh about Rooplo Kolhi. In schools of Sindh, the history of Rooplo Kolhi is studied in Higher Education syllabus. The civil society organisations of Pakistan demanded that Karoonjhar Mountains be declared a world heritage site because the mountain is the identity of Shaheed Rooplo Kolhi who fought the British army and was hanged there.