Harnam Singh, Tunda, son of Gurdit Singh, of Kotla Nand Singh, P. S. Hariana, District Hoshiarpur. Slightly educated. He was originally in the 25th Punjabis, and went to America about 1907. He was one of the most energetic workers in the Ghadr cause in San Francisco and in touch with all the leaders of the movement and particularly Harnam Singh of Sahri, the bomb-maker (hanged in the Burma Conspiracy Case). Several of his letters were discovered among the papers of Harnam Singh at Vancouver, in one of which he referred to Har Dayal’s visit to the Ashram. He resided at the Ashram and was in correspondence with Moti Ram alias G. D. Kumar (M-40) and was believed to have lent him money. He attended Har Dayal’s Delhi bomb celebration dinner on 23rd December 1913, and was one of those who subscribed to the funds collected for the passage of Banta Singh of Sangwal to India. He lost his left arm as a result of a bomb explosion. He was reported to have returned to India during the winter of 1914-15, in the same vessel as Dalip Singh alias Tara Singh (D-2). He was arrested and sent for trial in the Lahore Conspiracy Case and sentenced to death; the sentence was afterwards commuted to one of transportation for life. He was, however, released due to ill-health in September 1930 on furnishing a security of Rs. 2,000 and giving an undertaking to behave well for 3 years. On his release he went to live with his father at Mahilan in Sangrur State. He took an active part in the Akali agitation. He is an expert bomb maker and it is suspected that he may have assisted Chanan Singh in making the bomb which resulted in the latter's death near Adampur in Jullundur district on 11th May 1931. Harnam Singh's house was searched in this connection and objectionable literature and material used in the preparation of explosives were recovered but he could not, however, be connected with the case. The Jind Durbar were asked to put him under restraint. He contributed an article to the "Asli Qaumi Dard" on 24th August 1931, which had a communist bias. Towards the end of 1932 Ghadr literature was noticed going to his address. In August 1931 he was elected Secretary of the Sikh Qaidi Parwar Sahaik Committee (Committee for the relief of the families of political prisoners), but soon after relinquished charge of it on account of bad health. He is a potentially dangerous revolutionary, and is still looked upon with respect by the Ghadr conspirators. His associates include Gurmukh Singh of Lalton Khurd, district Ludhiana (G-54) and Sundar Singh, son of Ishar Singh, Jat of Kotla Nand Singh, district Hoshiarpur. He owns no land in his own name as his father is alive.

Description : Fair complexion; age about 45 years; height 5'-9"; without left arm; long white loose beard; 'Kes' on head.