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Lachman Singh

Village: Langeri

City: Hoshiarpur

Lachman Singh, son of Lakha Singh, Jat, of Langeri, P. S. Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur. He is the brother of Piara Singh (P-25) and ex- sepoy of 26th Punjabis. He left India for Canada in 1907, and worked on railways for 8 years. He entered the United States of America in 1914 from where he was deported for illegal entry, and found his way to Shanghai through Japan, where he worked as a watchman. He was a close follower of the Ghadr doctrines and wrote several seditious letters and claimed to have sent the "Ghadr" to numerous addressees. He met Elahi Baksh of village Todarpur, district Hoshiarpur (formerly a member of the Ghadr Party) at Yokohama in July 1915. He was deported from China on 2nd August 1917, and on arrival in India was interned and subsequently released on 5th November 1917 and restricted to his village. He was freed from restrictions in December 1917 under the Royal Amnesty. He made two applications for a passport to Peking in 1921 and 1923, without success. In June 1928 he applied for a passport for Kenya colony but was refused. He is cultivating his lands, and like his brother, has been taking part in politics and attending meetings.

Description : Fair complexion; age about 40 years; height about 5-5"; short grizzled beard; kes on head.