Before Cellular Jail in Port Blair, this tiny Indian island was a place of exile under British Rule…
etimes.in / Jun 06, 2026, 20:05 (IST)
Before the infamous Cellular Jail, Viper Island served as a brutal British penal colony. Constructed between 1864-1867, it housed unruly convicts and political prisoners, subjecting them to extreme torture, solitary confinement, and chain gang labor. The island's gallows witnessed the execution of Sher Ali Afridi, who assassinated Viceroy Lord Mayo.