A truly unsung hero, who spent fourteen years of his life in the Cellular Jail, Nikunjabihari Pal(1891-?) was born in Rasulabad, Tripura. Nothing is known about his parentage, early life, and education. He spent most of his life in Pabna-Dhaka-Faridpur tracts.
A close associate of Pulin Behari Das, he was associated with the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti as a front-ranging activist, who took part in several dacoities in Dhaka and its adjoining districts. Hero of the many encounters, Nikunjabehari jumped out of the police cordon on several occasions; the incident of the Atgharia village of Serajganj, Pabna is a case in point. On a definite tip-off (27 May 1918), sub-inspector Haridas Maitra along with a large posse of police force and darogas of adjoining police stations trekked nearly twenty miles to reach the spot and surrounded the targeted house. Leaving most of the force at the front gate, Haridas went to guard the rear. The moment the police pushed the front gate, Nikunjabehari opened the backside gate, shot Haidas Maitra dead and ran to safety.
A couple of months after the incident, he was arrested under Bengal Regulations III of 1818 along with the Arms Act and several other charges and was lodged in the Pabna Jail. The special tribunal sentenced Nikunjabehari to transmigration with rigorous imprisonment for fourteen years