Anand Kishore, Mehta, son of Radha Kishan, Khatri, of Bazar Wachhowali, Lahore City. Educated up to the Middle standard at the D.A.V. School, Lahore. After leaving the school, he kept a hosiery shop, but later became Secretary of the Anjuman-i-Muhibban-i-Watan and took a very active part in the meetings held at the Bharat Mata Office. He then joined the late Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh (A-ll) in their lecturing tours in 1907 and was arrested in a riot case at Lahore, was sent up for trial but was acquitted. He was an associate of Kishan Singh and the late Sufi Amba Parshad and with the latter went to Nepal during the period he was on bail in :he riot case at Lahore. He continued to be a political worker and interested in the Bharat Mata schemes. He was initiated into the revolutionary plots of the Ghadr Party and helped to dispose of the stolen property in the Ludhiana dacoities. He was sent for trial in the Lahore Conspiracy Case but was discharged. His activities being unabated, he was restricted under the Defense Rules in August 1915, to Chaubara village in the Muzaffargarh district, followed by transfers on 3 occasions on account of his growing influence and objectionable activities. He was released under the Royal Amnesty in January 1920. Since his release he became an active Congress worker and dabbled in every form of agitation against the Government and was associated with some of the most dangerous extremists in the Province. He took part in the Non-co-operation movement in 1921 and in 1924 was on the Working Committee of the Provincial Congress Committee. In October 1926 he was elected President of the Lahore City Congress Committee. In July 1927 he presented to Sardar Kharak Singh an address of welcome containing references to the sacrifices of the Sikhs, the abdication of the Maharaja of Nabha and incidents of the Martial Law regime. In 1928 he took a prominent part in organising propaganda for the boycott of the Simon Commission. He is an advocate of violence which is evidenced by the speech which he delivered at the Punjab Political Conference held at Amritsar on 17th April 1928 and which he openly advocated at a meeting of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha held on December 16th, 1928, to celebrate the "Kakori Day”. He was consequently convicted to one year's R.I. and a fine of Rs. 300 or in default 3 months further imprisonment under Section 124-A, I. P. C., but on appeal the sentence was reduced to that already undergone with a fine of Rs. 500 or in default 3 months, further R. 1. After his release he attended two public meetings held at Lahore to sympathize with Bhagat Singh and B. K. Dutt. He was elected a member of the Working Committee of the Lahore Congress in 1929 and in the following year rarely missed any meeting convened by the Congress Committee, Hindustani Seva Dal and the Lahore Conspiracy Case Defense Committee. He was finally arrested on 16th November 1930 under Sections 17 (1) and (2) of C. L. A. A., in connection with Jawahir Lal Day celebrations and sentenced to 2!4 months' S. I. and a fine of Rs. 25 or in default 2 weeks' S. I. more. He was the prime mover in advertising Bhagat Singh Memorial Fund and in April 1931 was elected General and Financial Secretary of this fund. He was the moving spirit of the Workers’ Home, Lahore. He is at present running a book seller's shop inside Bhati gate, Lahore. Is a zealous political worker, and associates with Congress workers of Lahore.

Anup Singh, Dhillon, son of Jai Singh, Village Jhapal, District Amritsar. He is probably identical with his namesake of Jhabbal. Lyallpore, who went to the U.S.A, in March 1922 and joined the Berkeley University and who was reported to be delivering seditious lectures and serving on the Committee for publishing the "Ghadr" newspaper. He graduated from the University of Kansas and in 1930 was reported to be engaged in cotton growing at Brawley or EL Centro, California, and to be a frequent lecturer at Ghadr Party meetings. In 1929 he was reported to be in correspondence with Gurmukh Singh of Kabul (G-54). Towards the end of 1930 he was believed to have severed his connection with the party. In 1933 he was at Harvard University. The local Police have not been able to locate him on the particulars given.

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Arjan Singh, "Sach", V. Kharaudi, P. O. Nangal Kalan, District Hoshiarpur. He is an uncle of Kuldip Singh (K-67), who is now in Fiji. He is a Ghadrite and was connected with the Canadian American Press Society. In 1925, while he was imprisoned in the Multan jail three drafts for Rs. 2.500, 134, and 300 respectively were sent to him by the Secretary American Doaba Press Society which were however detained. In 1929 while he was in Multan jail he contributed an article to the "Hindustan Ghadr". In 1928 he sent a letter to the Canadian American Press Society of the Doaba announcing his acceptance of the Society's offer to appoint him as their paid teacher in the Punjab. In the same year he was reported 13 [A-30—31. to have received a sum of Rs. 300 from Kapur Singh (K-14) of his village from America for the relief of the families of the Babbar Akalis. He contributed a poem to the "Kirti" for May 1928 and through an article published in the "Akali-te-pardeshi" of 2nd September 1931 he reminded the leaders of a Diwan held in his village in October 1928 to commemorate the memory of the Babbar Akalis and asked all Indians to make the celebration of Babbar Akali Day in 1931 a success. In January 1932 he received a letter from Asa Singh of Kharaudi (A-36) from Clint, Texas, in which he was asked to assist the Kirti Kisan Party. He is a regular recipient of Ghadr literature and is said to be in correspondence with Ghadrites in America.

Arjan Singh, son of Jawala Singh, of Jhingar, P. S. Banga, District Jullundur. Emigrated to Canada in 1913. Brother of Nagina Singh (N-2). In 1915-16 collected money for the Ghadr Party and B.G. Tilak in San Francisco and New Westminster. Was the writer of a seditious letter to the Editor of the "Panth Sewak" of Lahore. In April 1917 he was appointed a member of the Vancouver Sikh Temple Committee. Corresponded regularly with Dr. N.S. Hardikar whose visit to Vancouver early in 1921 stirred Arjan Singh into renewed activity. In April of that year joined Battan Singh of Sirhali Kalan (B-39), at Vancouver in the publication of a paper entitled "Bande Mataram", which ceased to exist in August. Intended returning to India in 1921, but apparently gave up the idea. A regular recipient of the "Pardeshi Khalsa" of Amritsar. Recited seditious poems at a meeting at New Westminster to commemorate the death of Mewa Singh. In 1928 was nominated to the Executive of the proposed Canadian Branch of the Indian National Congress. During 1928 and 1929 he recited seditious poems and made virulent anti-British speeches at meetings in Vancouver urging his brethren to violence. Arrived at his home in December 1929. Attended the Lahore Congress. Attempted along with Ujagar Singh of Bilga (U-8) to form a party to commit dacoities and procure arms. Was arrested on 2nd March 1930 for complicity in the Jullundur Bomb Case, but was subsequently released on bail and restricted. Made a statement which showed that he was entirely responsible for organising the party known as "Sarab Hind Raj Paltao Kirti Kisan Babbar Bhaunchal Dal" (All-India Revolutionary Kirti Kisan Babbar Party). Claimed to have received instructions from the Ghadr Party to check the disposal of the Ghadr funds with Bhag Singh Canadian (B-47) and others, and to have brought Rs. 1,500 from the Ghadr Party for the purchase of arms.

Arjan Singh, son of Sundar Singh, Saini, of Sajjon, P. S. Banga District Jullundur. Said to be an ex-Havildar. Went to Sumatra in 1907. Was living in Ranto Panjang, Sumatra about 1916-17, where he worked for an English Company. Was reported to be an active worker and a leading member of the Ghadr Party in Sumatra. Distributed Ghadr literature there. Returned from Sumatra about 3 years ago, and has since been living at his village. Has not participated in politics since his arrival, and intends to return to Sumatra shortly.