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Surjan Singh

City: Kapurthala

Surjan Singh, alias Sarju, son of Hamam Singh (Das) Sadh, formerly of Village Lakhpur, Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala State, but now a resident of Jhingran, District Jullundur. He went abroad about 1907/09 and came to notice in 1924 when he 'was reported to be working for the Ghadr Party. He collected money in California for Ghadr Party work in China and was reported to be an active Ghadr Party worker in 1928. He was Secretary of the party in 1928-29, and his address in December 1928 was P. O. Box 65, Loomis, California. In March 1929 he wrote a letter to the Editor of the "Akali-te-Pardesiā€, Amritsar, denouncing the "mean tactics" adopted by the British Government to suppress the movement of Mahatma Gandhi. He was known to be a subscriber to the Kirti fund and was also believed to be in touch with noted Sikh revolutionaries in Afghanistan. In 1930 and 1931 he was elected to the Ghadr Party Committee at Marysville, and even as late as the beginning of 1932 was reported to be one of the active members of the Ghadr Party. Is still in America.

Description : Age 40 years; wheat complexion; medium height; thin build.