Bhai Kehar Singh (1853 – ?), son of Bhai Nihal Singh, was born at village Marhana (district Amritsar). He spent about half a century of his life in his native village. Later, he moved to the U.S.A. to make a fortune. When Ghadr Party was formed, he became a part and parcel of the organisation. When the organisation decided to launch an armed struggle against the British regime, he left the U.S.A. and returned home. At first he was not arrested, probably due to his age. Later, on information given by Kirpal Singh Brar, the intelligence man who failed the whole of the Ghadr Plan, he was arrested. He was tried under Lahore Conspiracy Case. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was sent to Andaman jail, where he died of torture and inhuman conditions.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)