Indar Singh, son of Ala Singh, of Malla, P. S. Jagraon, District Ludhiana. He left India for Hong Kong about 26 years ago and then went to California. He was the Granthi of the Sikh Temple at Stockton, and an important figure in the Ghadr campaign. He was the principal speaker at the Ghadr meeting held at Stockton in January 1914. An interesting letter from him to Bhai Bal Singh was intercepted in which he said that the news of the "Komagata Mara" enterprise was first received by the Sikhs from Germany. He was a member of the Vancouver Committee, formed to see the Immigration authorities about the "Komagata Mara" and was especially nominated by the Gurdwara to tour about the country disseminating revolutionary ideas. He was a member of the Ghadr Party on board the s.s. "Korea" on 29th August 1914 and transshipped to the S.S. "Tosha Mara". On arrival in India, he was found to be in possession of a quantity of manuscript in cipher, which, when deciphered, proved to be seditious poems. From the notes in his possession, it was clear that he was on intimate terms with Har Dayal. He was interned and later sent for. trial in the Lahore Conspiracy Case and was sentenced to transportation for life. He was released unconditionally in February 1920 under the Royal Amnesty. He then returned home where he led a quiet life and did not take part in any political activities. According to his own statement he left India about April 1924 without coming to the notice of the district police, and without securing any passport, and proceeded to the Malay States where he was allowed to land without a passport. Thence he proceeded to Bangkok where he obtained an emergency certificate for travelling to Japan. In Tokio he obtained an endorsement on the certificate for travelling to Manila. He was reported to have stayed in Manila with Chanan Singh (C-5) and to have applied to the British Consular Guard for a passport to go to the United States of America but his request was refused. In August 1927 he applied for registration as a British subject and produced an emergency certificate of British nationality given to him by the British Consul-General at Bangkok. He was then stated to have claimed to be a trader and to have expressed his intention of not returning to India for some years. A near relative of his named Kishan Singh was said to be living in Manila. He has not yet returned from abroad and his present where abouts are not known.

Description : Wheat complexion; thin face; speaks swiftly; ordinary height; age 39 years; knows Urdu and Gurmukhi.