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Thakur Singh

Village: Thatian

City: Amritsar

Thakur Singh, son of Suba Singh, Jat, of Thathian, P. S. Sirhali, District Amritsar. Served in the 22nd Cavalry. Went to Shanghai and returned by the S.S. "Nam Sang". Believed to have served in the Police at Shanghai. He was enrolled by Gujar Singh (G-29) in his band of revolutionaries and his passage to India was paid by him. He attended Nankana meeting and preached sedition in the Bar. Subsequently re-enlisted in the 22nd Cavalry but was dismissed for theft. Thereafter he took part in the Jhar Sahib and Sirhali affairs. He was arrested in September 1915 in the United Provinces and made a detailed and generally accurate statement. He was sent up for trial in the Lahore Supplementary Conspiracy Case of 1915 and sentenced to transportation for life, but very strongly recommended for mercy as an unwilling revolutionary. The sentence was reduced to 3 years' rigorous imprisonment on 30th June 1916 and he was released from the Amritsar jail on 14th March 1919. After his release he remained at his village for one year and then left for Shanghai, where he joined the Military Police, but returned to his village after 5 years on account of ill health. He is now suffering from consumption and is present at his village. He associates with Canada returned emigrants and entertains political views. Is a man of very ordinary status.

Description : Age 40-42 years; wheat complexion; wound mark on forehead; short stature; knows Gurmukhi.