Hirda Ram, son of Gajjan Singh, Caste Dusali, originally of Village Chawki Naggar, P. S. Hamirpur, District Kangra, but lately of Mandi State. Not a returned emigrant. Was connected with the manufacture of bombs by the revolutionaries in the Punjab, engaged houses for headquarters in Lahore and tampered with troops in Jullundur. Was considered by the Tribunal to be a most important member of the conspiracy and was convicted in the Lahore Conspiracy Case and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to one of transportation for life. Was released on the 30th of April 1927, and settled in Amritsar where he started business as a goldsmith in Katra Mahan Singh. Information received early in 1928 indicated that he was reported to have been deputed by the Kirti Party to organize Hindu young men. He presided over a meeting of the Nau Jawan Bharat Sabha held in the Bradlaugh Hall, Lahore, on 8th April 1928 and gave an account of life in the Andamans which he described as worse than bell and incited the young men to agitate for the release of political prisoners. Is an intimate friend of Ram Saran Das of Kapurthala (R-19) and a shareholder in the soap factory started by the latter in Calcutta. Attended the annual session of the Indian National Congress held at Calcutta in December 1928. In April 1929, he shifted to his original residence in Mandi State. In April 1930 he was reported to be intending to organize a Hindu Sabha at Mandi and had a discussion with Bhai Parmanand (P-14) on the subject of the proposed affiliation of that Sabha to that organized by the latter. At present he is working as a contractor in the State Forest Department. He is a communalist and is said to have taken part in the Hindu-Muslim friction in the State. He regards the Police force as useless and is reported to be opposed to it. Is considered to be a dangerous person. Associates with Mohindar Singh, Mohan Lal and Pitambar Dev of the Mandi State.

Description : Age about 48 years; tall; thin; sallow complexion; wears a long beard and moustache.