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Jagat Singh

Village: Melowal

City: Sialkot

Jagat Singh, Doctor, son ofMui Singh, ofMelowal, District Sialkot. Was a compounder in the 34th Sikhs for 5 years and resigning his appointment in 1905 proceeded to Perlis in the Malay States, where he was appointed jailor and dresser in the local hospital. Was reported in January 1915 to have indulged in seditious convocation with a batch of seditionists from Panang, Mede, and Alorstar and to have associated with Ghadrites ofthe locality. Others present included Bir Singh of village Fatehabad, district Amritsar (formerly connected with the Ghadr Party), Hira Singh of village Kairon, district Amritsar, an ex-seditionist, and Prem Singh (P-27). He was further stated to have announced at a meeting that he would seize Perlis and hold it for the Germans. It was first proposed that he should be expelled from the Straits Settlements but was later placed on security for 2,000 dollars. He returned to the Punjab in January 1918, and was restricted to his village. He was eventually allowed to return to Perlis accompanied by his family in April ofthe same year. Visited his home in 1929 and after building a house worth Rs. 18.000 returned to Purlars. China (Perlis, F. M. S. ?). He is still in Purlars, China, where he owns a prosperous business and is fairly well known. J-10. Jagjit Singh, Mazloom, son of Lohara Singh, of Gujarwal,