Martyar Jagat Singh

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Born : 1894 at Village Binjal, Ludhiana, Mother : Kishan Kaur, Father : Sada Singh, Grand Father : Sukhan Singh, Grand Grand Father : Desh Singh . At 18 years of age he joined the 47th Sikh Platoon Indian Army. After two years he left the Army and went to Shanghai (China). Next year he went to the Philippines and after some time went back to Shanghai. End of August, 1914, he met Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna President of the Gaddar Party and joined him along with his friends. He along with 50-60 friends boarded a ship at Manila and came from Nagasaki to Hong Kong. Some members of the party included: President Hafiz Abdulla (Jagraon)
Jagat Singh (Binjal)
Kanshi Ram (Maroli)
Rehmat Ali Shah (Vajidke)
Lal Singh (Ludhiana)
Dhian Singh (Bansipura)
Chanda Singh (Baraich)
Kachar Bhan Ganda Singh

They escaped the port in disguises. Next Prog.: Mian Mir, Lahore, Firozepur Cantt. (Port) attack together and destabilize Pb. Government. 26 November 1914, Gadar Party had a meeting outside Ferozepur City on Jalalabad Road but no concrete plan emerged. 27 November 1914: They boarded a train for Ludhiana along with Kartar Singh Sarabha but got left behind and took Tongas for Moga. On the way near Feru Shahr SP Police was to visit and a reception Party comprising Zaildars, Lambardars and Thanedar Busharat Ali was waiting at (POL INSP) Mahesari Canal Bridge. They stopped this Gaddar Party and started bullying them, when Rehmat Ali Shah asked the reason for this rude behaviour the policeman slapped him. On this Jagat Singh and Kachar Bhal Gandha killed a Zaildar and Thanedar and people fled away. The Gaddar Party hid themselves in bushed and the police party surrounded them and put the bushes on fire. Dhian Singh and Chanda Singh made supreme sacrifice and the remaining seven were captured alive. Ferozepur sessions judge sentenced them to death.

Hanged: 25.3.1915 – Sahiwal (Mongommery) Central Jail.