K-35. Kartar Singh, alias Kartara, son of Lakha Singh, Jat, Village Garcha, District Jullundur. After passing the Matriculation Examination from Jullundur High School, he emigrated to America about 1922 and joined the University of California at Berkeley. There was nothing to his discredit in his village prior to his departure for America. He first came to notice in California in 1927 as the sender of some objectionable articles to the "Akali" and "Desh Sewak" newspapers. In 1928 he was reported to be a member of the Ghadr Party and in August ofthe following year he was a speaker at a Ghadr Party meeting held in Marysville. He was also a speaker at a meeting of the Californian branch of the Indian National Congress held in Sacramento early in April 1930 at which a resolution was passed to popularise "India in Bondage" by Dr. Sunderland. He spoke at further meetings ofthe Ghadr Party in 1930 and 1931. Latterly, he was engaged as a store keeper in Marysville. He returned to India, sailing from Victoria, B. C. in January 1933. Owns landed property at his village.

Description : Age 25/26 years; wheat complexion; height 5' 8"; scar on right leg.