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Ganda Singh

Village: Santawala

City: Ferozepore

Ganda Singh, son of Sucha Singh, of Santawala, Tehsil Zira, District Ferozepore. Migrated to China in 1914 and was employed for many years as a watchman by Diederichson and Co., Hankow. He made an anti- British speech on the occasion of the welcome to Chiang-Kai-Shek at Hankow in November 1926. Returned to India in 1926 and soon after fell into financial difficulties and became bankrupt. Returned to China after staying at his village for five or six months. In 1927 he was reported to be on the staff of the "Hindustan Ghadr Dhandora" and one of the most active leaders of the Hankow Ghadr Party. He took part in the reception to M. N. Roy, the notorious Indian Communist, on the occasion of the latter's visit to the Sikh Gurdwara in Hankow in April 1927. He was known to have been in correspondence with the "Akali-te-Pardesi" of Amritsar and the Sikh extremists in the Punjab and was noticed trying to disseminate copies of the "Ghadr Dhandora" in the Punjab during 1927 and 1928. He was one of the leaders of the Hankow group of local seditionists formed in August 1927 in opposition to Pritam Singh of Dhand Kasel (P-29). He left Hankow for Nanking on the 26th of October 1927 with Arjan Singh of Sirhali, Mangal Singh of Sursingh, and Udham Singh of Mari Megh. In November 1927 he was engaged in seditious activities in Nanking with Mahendra Pratap, Indar Singh of Tuto Majra (1-5), Narain Singh of Gandiwind (N-18), and the three other seditionists mentioned above. About 1928 or 1929 he was the Manager of the Indian Section of the Eastern Oppressed Peoples' Association at Nanking and the Indian Editor of the Association's correspondence (Ghadr Dhandora). In August 1929 a warrant was issued for his arrest. About the same time, he became a Chinese naturalized subject, and his address then was No. 3 An- Jen, Chieh, Drum Tower, Nanking. In March 1930 he held correspondence under the name of G. S. Khatil from Tauy Fery Ki, Nanking, with Mahendra Pratap regarding the degenerated state of affairs in China. In 1931 he was reported to be an active Ghadr agent. Is reported to be still abroad, probably in Hankow.

Description : Age about 39 years; height 5-7"; sallow complexion; both ear lobes bored; beard shaved; "kes" on head; squint eyed.