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Bishan Singh

Village: Varpal

City: Amritsar

Bishan Singh, son of Wasakha Singh, Jat, of Village Varpal, P. S. Jandiala, District Amritsar. He was formerly employed in the 93rd Infantry and afterwards a constable in the Shanghai Police. He turned from Shanghai by the s.s. "Nam Sang" on 13th October 1914 and attended the Jhar Sahib meeting and attempted to collect men for the Chabba dacoity. He was sent for trial in the Supplementary Lahore Conspiracy Case and sentenced to transportation for life. He escaped from the District Jail, Multan, in May 1917 and is still at large. He has been declared a proclaimed offender in case F. I. R. No. 50, dated 19th May 1917 of P. S. Sadr. Multan, under Section 224, Indian Penal Code. He has no property or relatives in the village.

Description : Age 40/45 years; wheat complexion; height 5-10"; a boil mark on the left cheek and left hand.