Harnam Singh, son of Aroor Singh, of Khalra, District Lahore. An ex- sepoy. Went abroad in about 1907. Apparently twice attempted unsuccessfully to get into Canada. Was a watchman in the French town, Shanghai and one of the "Komagata Maru" passengers. Harnam Singh busied himself with spreading revolutionary ideas in Shanghai and used to read the contents of seditious newspapers to the Sikh population at that place. Was present at Champadaign when a party of Sikhs fired on the troops and police, who surrounded them, and was caught at Midnapore. Was said to be in correspondence with Marchand Singh of Lyallpur, whose letters, according to Harnam Singh himself, showed that the people in the Punjab were about to rebel. He was one of the most dangerous of Gurdit Singh's (G-46) lieutenants on the return journey and was one of the nine ring-leaders in the Komagata Maru venture. He was arrested and interned and subsequently released and restricted to his village on security. The restrictions were finally cancelled under the Royal Amnesty of December, 1919. In October 1922 he applied for a passport to proceed to Shanghai for the purpose of securing employment which was granted owing to some misunderstanding. In September 1923 he was reported to have arrived in Shanghai with Hardit Singh alias Gopha Singh, son of Sohel Singh, of Chola, district Amritsar (H-17), with the object of working secretly among the Sikhs. He is still in Shanghai where he is said to be working as a watchman in Nicholson Road, in the Ketl Hotel. Dalip Singh, son of Shamir Singh, his nephew, and Tara Singh, son of Jiwan Singh, his cousin, are also said to be with him in Shanghai. Harnam Singh owns some landed property at the village.

Description : Age 50 years; height 5-9"; wheat complexion; stout build.