Wasakha Singh, Baba, son of Dyal Singh, of Dodher, P. S. Sirhali, District Amritsar. He was formerly in the Shanghai Police and subsequently went to Canada, where he joined the Ghadr Pany. After his return to India in January 1915 by the s. s. "Katana Maru", he took an active part in the revolutionary conspiracy in the Punjab. Convicted in the Lahore Conspiracy Case and sentenced to transportation for life. He was, however, released under the Royal Amnesty in January 1920. He remained quiet till the beginning of 1925 when he was elected President, which office he again held in 1927, of the Desh Bhagat Qaidi Parwar Sahaik Committee, organized for the assistance of the Sikhs convicted in the Ghadr, Babbar Akali Conspiracy and other cases. In 1926 he toured the Punjab, and in the following year Kashmir, to collect subscriptions, issuing appeals in this connection for the furtherance of the revolutionary cause and the release of the imprisoned "Patriots". He also visited Calcutta and Burma in this connection, coming into contact in the former place with Baba Gurdit Singh (G-46) of the "Komagata Maru". In 1928 he was elected Junior Vice-President of the Sikh League, and besides interesting himself in rendering assistance to the families of the imprisoned, attended the All-India National Congress at Calcutta, where he came into contact with the Bengal revolutionaries and often visited the Hindustani Seva Dal Camp. He continued his interest in the collection of funds, visiting Calcutta and Shillong in June 1929, in which year he also came to notice for attending the Lahore Congress, contributing objectionable articles to the "Kirti", and election to the presidentship of the Swadhin Bharat Sangha (the Political Workers and Sufferers' League). He attended the Karachi Congress in 1931 and issued hand bills for the release of the prisoners ofthe 1914-15 cases in which connection he visited one Madan Singh, a "Komagata Maru” passenger, at Karachi in February of the previous year. He also started a PoliticalI Prisoner's Release Society at Amritsar, which was active for some time. In February 1932 he had an interview with certain 1915-16 Conspiracy Case prisoners in the Multan Jail and promised to agitate for their release. He is a keen supporter ofthe Kirti movement and has been attending various secret meetings of the Kirti Kisan party. He has been collecting funds and receiving subscription from abroad for the Desh Bhagat Qaidi Parwar Sahaik Committee (Committee for the relief of the families of political prisoners). Associates with returned revolutionary emigrants including Ghadrites. Does not own any property.

Description : Age 60 years; height, 5'-7"; thin build; wheat complexion; long white beard; wears Khaddar and a black pagri.