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Source: Williamson, H. (1934, March 29). [Official correspondence]. Intelligence Bureau, Home Department, Government of India.

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Feroze-ud-Din Mansur
Feroze-ud-Din Mansur, son of Muhammad Bakhsh, tailor, of Sheikhupura, Punjab. Migrated to Afghanistan during the Hijrat movement in the Spring of 1920. Joined M. N. Roy’s school at Tashkent for training in Bolshevik propaganda. Was later sent to Moscow for further training. While on his way to India via Pamir-Chitral route, with some other Soviet emissaries, he was arrested by the Frontier Police and sent to Peshawar, where he was convicted under Section 121-A, I. P. C., and sentenced to one year’s R. I. in May 1923. On release in April 1924 he joined Homiman's Indian National Herald at Bombay and was believed to have associated with prominent members of the Communist Party of India. In December 1927 he was reported to have been deputed by his Communist friends to work on the staff of the "Desh Bhagat" newspaper of Meerut, but he soon abandoned it for political reasons. Was closely associated with Abdul Majid, alias M. A. Majid, of Lahore (A-2) and was stated to have been appointed a clerk in the office of the "Partap” newspaper of Lahore in April 1928. Subsequently he went to Delhi and joined the staff of the now defunct "Daily Congress" newspaper. Later went to Amritsar in December 1928 and took up work with Sohan Singh "Josh" (S-54) on the staff of the "Urdu Kirti". Was elected Secretary of the Nau Jawan Bharat Sabha, Amritsar, in January 1929, and later a member of the Working Committee of the Punjab Provincial Sabha. Contributed an article headed "Some golden leaves of the Russian Revolution" to the "Urdu Kirti" in which he exhorted the peasants and laborers to fight against Capitalism. Took a prominent part in the activities of the Nau Jawan Bharat Sabha, and was consequently convicted under the C. L. A. A. After his release in November 1930, he took an active part in starting a political school at Amritsar known as the Rajsi Widya Parcharak Asharam, which was later declared an unlawful body. Was again arrested in January 1931 in connection with his activities as Principal of the above Ashram. Participated in the "Anti-Empire Day Celebrations" in May 1931. Presided over the District Nau Jawan Bharat Conference. Gurdaspur, on 30th May 1931. Was elected a member of the Working Committee of the Provincial Kirti Kisan Party in July 1931. Took part in the agitation connected with the Bankteshawar Mills Strike, and was arrested under Sections 117/341,1. P. C. on 30th November 1931 for organizing picketing at the Mill, and was sentenced to one month’s S. I. Was one of the organizers of the Workers’ Home, Lahore, of which he became a lecturer in February 1932. Delivered lectures stressing the virtues of Socialism and supplied proscribed books to the students. Was served with an order under Section 4 (1) of the Emergency Powers Ordinance at Amritsar on 15th February 1932. In July 1932 Mansur’s publications entitled "What Young India stands for" in English, "Mustaqbile-Sayasat-Hind" (Future Politics of India) and "Yunhi Hoga" (It must be so) in vernacular came to notice. On 23rd July 1932 he was served with an order under Section 4 (1) of the Special Powers Ordinance. Was on the list of general members of the Rajhshi Qaidi Chhurao Committee formed at the end of 1932 to secuie the release of political prisoners. Owing to his differences with the Kirti Kisan Party headed by Santa Singh of Gandiwind (S-18), he organized another body called the "League against Imperialism" in April 1933.

Description : Age 30/31 years; height 5’-6!6"; wheat complexion; a mark on the right cheek.

City: Sheikhpura


Gainda Singh
Gainda Singh, son of Narain Singh, Jat, V. Sirhali Kalan, P. S. Mahilpur, Tehsil Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur. He is reported to have left his home for America when only a boy of fifteen years. While there, he joined the Ghadar Party, and in 1925 was selected one of the seven Sikhs headed by Mahendra Pratap, who left America on an anti-British mission to Tibet. The party left San Francisco on 28th April 1925, and meeting Rash Behari Bose on the way they reached Peking on 28th June 1925. After the failure of the mission Gainda Singh arrived in Shanghai from Tientsin on 24th March 1927 and took up work at the Chinese Communists Headquarters at Chapei with Gajjan Singh (G-3). He attended all the seditious meetings of the local Sikhs, and joined Dasaundha Singh (D-16) and Gajjan Singh in fomenting disloyalty among the Indian troops stationed at Shanghai, and in distributing leaflets of the 'Ghadar Dhandora', a revolutionary newspaper, among them. Suspected of complicity in the conspiracy to murder Inspector Budha Singh and in consequence of his seditious activities was arrested on the 5th of May 1927 along with Dasaundha Singh and Gajjan Singh, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment to be followed by deportation. He was deported to India on 3rd March 1928, and on arrival was interned, but was subsequently released about 1929. Secretly contributed articles to the 'Kirti' and sent money to the prisoners in the Meerut Conspiracy Case in 1929. Was elected President of the local Congress Committee in 1930. Is present at his village. Holds strong political views. Was convicted and sentenced to 1 year's R. I. under Section 107/108 C. P. C. on 21st July 1930 for participating in the Congress movement. Owns landed property. Associates with a number of Ghadarites including Dasaundha Singh, Bhag Singh of Uppal Bhupa (B-47) and Karam Singh of Chiman Kalan (K-20).

Description : Age 50/55 years; sallow complexion; height 5-6^"; upper teeth gold plated.

City: Hoshiarpur

Village: Sirhali Kalan


Gajjan Singh
Gajjan Singh, alias Gaya Singh, son of Jamiat Singh, Village Kandola, District Jullundur. He holds Calcutta passport No. 670, dated 22nd March 1926, valid for travel to Cuba via Trinidad and Jamaica, also passport No. 8811, issued at Demerara, British Guiana on 23rd July 1926, valid for travel to West Indies and Venezuela. He is a bus-driver in Panama and was reported in March 1932 to know bomb-making which knowledge he was alleged to be communicating to Dharm Singh (D-32), Chanan Singh (C-9) and Pangnang Singh (P-12). His identity could not be established by the Punjab authorities.

City: Jalandhar

Village: Kandola


Babu Khan
Babu Khan, son of Kande Khan, Rajput, of Ghurka, P. S. Phillaur, District Juilundur. He went to Hong Kong in 1900, whence in 1903 he went to America. He was said to be one of the pro-Turk supporters ofthe Ghadr Party at San Francisco. He was present at a seditious meeting held at Ryde, California, on the 25th June 1916. In August 1917 he was involved in a Radio plant raid in Sacramento. Early in 1922 he was reported to be a prominent supporter ofthe late Ramchandra ofPeshawar and in 1923 was said to have joined the United India Home Rule League of America. He was granted a passport at San Francisco in February 1930 for his return to India and information was received that he was at P.O. Box 808, Willows, California at that time. Has not returned so far. Is said to be taking an active part in politics in California, and to be a ring-leader ofthe Ghadr Party.

Description : Wheat complexion; stout build; trembles while speaking; age about 55/56 years; height 5'-8".

City: Jalandhar

Village: Ghurka


Bachandas Sharma
Bachandas Sharma, son of Kahandas Sharma, of Kabaddi, P. S. Dehlon, District Ludhiana. Was the editor of the "Sanjhiwal"—now defunct— organ ofthe Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha ofBengal and was sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment in 1928 for writing a seditious article. He was again convicted and sentenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment for having in his possession a number of unauthorised news-sheets entitled "The Challenge". Was present at a joint meeting of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha and the Punjab Youth League, held at the office of the "Swatantra" on 24th August 1931 to amalgamate the two organisations to carry on the work more effectively. In 1932 he was reported to be a prominent member ofthe Bengal Kirti Dal. An associate ofMaha Singh ofV. Kamalpur, District Ludhiana (since dead). Resides at 4, Sevakram Vaidya Lane. Calcutta, and earns a living by selling the "Desha Darpan" newspaper.

Description : Age about 26 years.

City: Ludhiana

Village: Kabaddi