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Dharm Singh

Village: Birk

City: Jalandhar

Dharm Singh, son ofBasawa Singh, Village Birk, P. S. Phillaur, District Jullundur. He is said to have gone to Panama about 14/15 years ago and has not since visited his home.'He has a brother named Hukam Singh in Panama. In May 1925 he was one of the subscribers in Panama to the Panj Paisa Fund. In 1928 he received news from the Ghadr Party group in Kabul regarding the expected arrival in America of Gurmukh Singh (G-54) and Rattan Singh (R-36), the Ghadr Party leaders. He is reported to have attended seditious meetings convened by Teja Singh Sutantar (T- 8) in Panama in 1931. In February 1932 he was reported to be working in or owning a store at 137, Central Avenue, Panama City, and subsequently was stated to be working at 143, Central Avenue, in the store of D. P. Amar Singh & Co. He was reported to be one of the Presidents of the Panama branch of the Ghadr Party and to have attended a meeting at Dalip Sing's store in Panama City on 14th February 1932. He was said to be learning bomb-making from Gajjan Singh alias Gaya Singh (G-2).