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Sawan Singh

Village: Phadana

City: Lahore

Sawan Singh, alias F. P. Jangi, son of Mahia Singh, of Phadana, Lahore. He is an ex-sepoy of the 22nd Punjabis who served as a constable in the Amoy Police from which post he was dismissed. Subsequently he obtained employment as a watchman in Canton where in 1926 he was reported to be a member of the local seditionist party. He arrived in Hankow from Canton towards the end of May 1927 with Pritam Singh of Dhand Kasel (P-29) and Bishan Singh of Burjraike (B-70). He left Hankow towards the end of October 1927 with about 20 other disaffected Sikhs for Fen-Yu-Hsiang's headquarters at Chengchow in Northern Honan. He arrived in Shanghai from Hankow early in 1928. He was described as one of the most active members of the Indian seditionist party in Hankow and Shanghai during 1927 and 1928. He left Shanghai for India on the 11th of January 1929 with Kehar Singh of Manke Fatehgarh (K-47) and Sham Singh of Manhala. He is an associate of prominent Kirti workers like Santa Singh of Gandiwind (S-18). Naurang Singh Ghalli (N- 37), and others. He was one of the members of the 15th Shahidi Jatha for Daska and was sent to jail for one year in default of furnishing security under Section 107, Criminal Procedure Code, in this connection in 1930. On release from Kasur sub-jail in March 1931 he corresponded with Naurang Singh Ghalli and came into contact with notorious Kirti Kisan agitators. In August 1931, he managed to get a job in the Government Dairy Farm, Sargodha, but was discharged from service in December of that year. He has been a subscriber to the "Mazdoor Kisan' newspaper of Amritsar. He is also mentioned in the list ofthe Ghadr recipients. Has not come to notice since his discharge from the Sargodha Dairy Farm and his present whereabouts are not known in his village.

Description : Age 30 years; thin build; wheat complexion; height 5-9".