Bhai Duddan Ram, a resident of village Pandori (district Amritsar) was a saintly person. When, in 1760, the Mogul and Afghan armies were engaged in indiscriminate killing of the Sikh men, women and children, he gave shelter to some Sikh women and children. On information given by the Niranjanias, the Mogul army searched his Dera. When no one could be found, he and his companions were tortured. Later, the army captured the Sikhs from the fields nearby. Duddan Ram approached Momin Khan, the Mogul chief and asked him to release the innocent persons but he could not succeed in his mission.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)