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Narain Singh

Village: Gandiwind

City: Amritsar

Narain Singh, son of Nand (Nain) Singh of Gandiwind, P. S. Sirhali, District Amritsar. He is reported to have left his home for China about 1914 and to have spent nine years in Hankow. He served as a watchman with different firms, and in 1927 and 1928 was one of the leading members of the Hankow Ghadr Party. About the beginning of 1927 he was reported to have been appointed President of the Eastern Oppressed Peoples’ Association. He took part in the reception to M. N. Roy, the notorious Indian Communist, on the occasion of the latter's visit to the Sikh Gurdwara in Hankow in April 1927. He was reported to have been one of the leaders of the Hankow group of local seditionists formed in September 1927 in opposition to Pritam Singh ofDhand Kasel (P-29). He was arrested at Hankow in 1929 by the Chinese authorities for smuggling arms. Is reported to be still at Shanghai.

Description : Fair complexion; height 5'-6"; knows Gurmukhi; age 30 years.

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