Bhai Jiwan Singh, a resident of village Bahmaniwal (district Amritsar), joined the Tenth Shaheedi Jatha to Jaito. The Jatha left Amritsar for Jaito on July 13, 1924 and reached village Bajwa (district Jullundur on August 3, 1924. Here, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Jullundur along with a large contingent of the police (headed by senior police officials) attacked the Jatha, wounded several persons and arrested more than 30 members of the Jatha (including the leader and the deputy leader of the Jatha). On the advice of the S.G.P.C., the Jatha selected its new leaders and re-started its journey towards Jaito. It reached Jaito on August 15, 1924. At Jaito, the Jatha was arrested. Bhai Jiwan Singh died in jail due to torture and inhuman conditions.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)