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.