Gurbakhsh Singh, Rangila, son of Narain Singh, originally of Sultanpur, Kapurthala State, now settled in Village Ichra, P. S. Manjeh, District Amritsar. Came to notice at Calcutta in 1929 as the editor of the now defunct "Sanjiwal". In January 1930, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Kavia Kutia, Calcutta, and soon identified himself with the activities of the Kirti Dal and the Young Comrades League of Bengal. Was one of the men arrested on 26th March 1930 in connection with the ’Meerut Day’ celebrated by the Workers' and Peasants' Party, Bengal. In April 1930, he toured the Punjab, meeting many revolutionary suspects and members of the Nau Jawan Bharat Sabha. Was reported to have discussed with one Amar Nath Sharma at Lahore, a plan to bomb the house of Khan Bahadur Abdul Aziz, Officer on Special Duty, in connection with the Lahore United Provinces Conspiracy Case. Nothing came of the project, however for Gurbaksh Singh returned to Calcutta early in May 1930. When the Nau Jawan Bharat Sabha was declared illegal in 1931, he began to make tours in the country and became a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. Was reported in June 1931 to be attempting to procure arms from Bharatpur, along with the extreme Maha Singh of village Kamalpur, district Ludhiana (since dead). The latter was arrested on 2nd August 1931 and weapons were recovered from members of his gang. In December 1931 and weapons were recovered from members of his gang. In December 1931 he was at Karachi and he and his companion, one Hari Singh, attempted to rob a Cashier of the Customs. Was arrested on 26th March 1932 under Section 399 Indian Penal Code and a six chambered revolver was recovered from his possession. Was sentenced to 2‘/2 years' rigorous imprisonment in the Karachi Conspiracy Case on 2nd July 1932. He was simultaneously prosecuted under Sections 120-B and 399, Merwar Penal Code, in the Jodhpur Conspiracy Case and was convicted and sentenced to 1 year's rigorous imprisonment for each of the offences, the sentences to run concurrently.