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Acchar Singh Sheena

Village: Harse Sheena

City: Amritsar

Acchar Singh Sheena (dr Cheena), son of Santa Singh Cheena. V. Harse Sheena (or Cheena), P.S. Ajnala, District Amritsar. He went to the U.S.A. in 1921 and joined the Berkeley University. In 1930 he was reported to be the President of the Ghadr Party's branch at Detroit. In February 1932, he 5 [A-8—11. was reported to be working in the Ashram at San Francisco and to have held the offices of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Ghadr Party. He is said to have created a big impression at a meeting of the party held at Stockton Sikh Temple in April 1932, and to have been the Chairman and principal speaker at another meeting held at Sacramento on 7th August 1932 where he had a bitter clash with Hakim Khan of Simli, Dist. Hoshiarpur (H-3). At the special request of Teja Singh Sutantar (T-8) he has been sent to Moscow for training. He left New York for Hamburg on 13th October 1932 and has since arrived in Moscow. Is evidently identical with Acchar Singh of Chinewal, Dist. Amritsar who was reported in 1921 to have aided in the collection of funds to prevent the suspension of the monthly issue of the "Ghadr" newspaper.

Description : Bom 1899; height 5'- 4"; birth mark on right leg.