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JAGAT SINGH (MARTRS)


JAGAT SINGH (GHADR PARTY) (1):- Bhai Jagat Singh, son of Bhai Arur Singh, was born at village Sur Singh (district Amritsar). When he grew up, he joined the British Indian army. After a couple of years, he resigned the army and moved to Canada, where he worked in a saw mill. When Ghadr Party planned an armed revolt for the freedom of their homeland from the British, he became a part and parcel of the organisation. In August (between 14 and 31) 1914, Harnam Singh, a former Granthi of Millside Gurdwara, was killed by some one. Harnam Singh was an informer of police. It was suspected that Jagat Singh had done the murder. But, there was no evidence with the police. When Ghadr Party planned an armed struggle for the freedom its homeland from the British, he too left Canada and reached Punjab. He participated in various activities of the party. He was involved in the Chabba, Mansuran and Sahnewal dacoities. When major Ghadr action failed, he, along with Kartar Singh Sarabha and Harnam Singh Tundi Laat, escaped to Afghanistan. They returned to the Punjab after a few days. On March 2, 1915, they reached Wilsonpur, near Chakk No. 5 Shahpur (district Sargodha), where a friend betrayed them and got them arrested. He was tried in the First Lahore Conspiracy Case. On September 13, 1915, he was sentenced to death. He was hanged in Lahore jail on November 16, 1915.

JAGAT SINGH (GHADR PARTY) (2):- Bhai Jagat Singh, son of Bhai Sada Singh, was born at village Vinjhal. In 1904, he joined the British Indian army. After a few years he left the army without resigning it and moved to Burma. At Burma, he joined the Burmese army. Here too he did not like to serve the army and moved to the U.S.A. When Ghadr Party was formed he made active participation in the activities of the organisation. When Ghadr Party planned an armed struggle for the freedom its homeland from the British, he too left the U.S.A. for his homeland. On the day of the general uprising (February 20, 1915), he was to attack Firozpur fort, under the leadership of Kartar Singh Sarabha. When plan failed, Kartar Singh Sarabha asked him to return to Ludhiana. One day, when he, along with his associates, was travelling to Ghall Khurd in a tonga, a police party stopped them for inquiry. During the course of conversation, a police official slapped one of his companions. At this Bhai Jagat Singh shot at the police official and killed him. Bhai Jagat Singh was arrested. He was given death sentence. He was hanged in Montgomery (now Sahiwal) jail.

JAGAT SINGH (JAITO) (2):- Bhai Jagat Singh, son of Bhai Bhagwan Singh, a resident of village Dhaleta (district Jullundur), joined the Fourth Shaheedi Jatha to Jaito. The Jatha left Anandpur Sahib on March 26, 1924 and reached Jaito on April 18, 1924. At Jaito, the Jatha was arrested. Bhai Jagat Singh died in jail due to torture and inhuman conditions.

JAGAT SINGH (JAITO) (2):- Bhai Jagat Singh, son of Bhai Bhagwan Singh, a resident of village Dhaleta (district Jullundur), joined the Fourth Shaheedi Jatha to Jaito. The Jatha left Anandpur Sahib on March 26, 1924 and reached Jaito on April 18, 1924. At Jaito, the Jatha was arrested. Bhai Jagat Singh died in jail due to torture and inhuman conditions.

(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)