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Bir Singh

Village: Thikriwala

City: Gurdaspur

Bir Singh, son of Ganesha Singh, Jat, of Village Thikriwala, P. S. Kahnowan, District Gurdaspur. He returned to India from Shanghai in 1914. He belonged to the party of Sher Singh of the same village and was found to be in possession of an automatic pistol and arrested. He was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment under Sections 19 and 20 of the Arms Act and Section 395 Indian Penal Code in the Conspiracy Case. He was released conditionally in 1927 and since then he is under surveillance. He has been mixing with persons of political views.

Description : Wheat complexion; long nose and face; thin build; a scar mark on the left side on the right knee; cat-eyed; age 62 years.