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Bishan Singh

Village: Dodher

City: Amritsar

Bishan Singh, son of Jowala Singh, of Dodher, P. S. Sirhali, District Amritsar. A returned emigrant from Manila who travelled to India in the "Komagata Maru". He participated in the revolutionaiy activities in the Punjab in the early months of 1915. Was convicted in the Lahore Conspiracy Case of 1915 and sentenced to transportation for life, but was released conditionally under the Royal Amnesty in 1920. Subsequently he took part in the Akali agitation. Has been serving as a "Sewadar" in the Golden Temple, Amritsar since 1929 and is reported to be quiet.

Description : Age 50/55 years; grey beard; medium height; knows Gurmukhi only.