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Mela Ram

Village: Maghowal

City: Hoshiarpur

Mela Ram, Village Maghowal, District Hoshiarpur. He went to New Zealand in 1917 and has been employed at various places chiefly as a farm-laborer, hotel porter and as a conjurer. He came to notice in 1928 when he sent an objectionable poem to the 'Desh Sewak' of Jullundur for publication. In January 1930 a packet containing Ghadr literature addressed to the editor of this paper was intercepted. The inner cover showed that the literature was originally addressed to Mela Ram, who apparently sent it to India. Evidently, he is being used as a channel for the dissemination of Ghadr literature.

Description : Age 40 years; is poorly educated, and does not speak English well.