Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon was an

Indian freedom fighter The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of society to obtain political independence from the British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of many methods. This is a li ...

and

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who, as a member of the

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, was instrumental in the planning of the failed 1915 Ghadar conspiracy in the

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. Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon was a close friend of

Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon (18 March 1914 – 6 February 2006) was an Indian military officer of the Indian National Army (INA). He faced charges of "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor" due to his pivotal role in the Indian independen ...

, famous Sikh

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leader and prominent member of the

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. He was also close associate of

Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian independence movement, Indian nationalist whose defiance of British raj, British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with ...

. Pritam Singh is also remembered for reviving the same idea during

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by seeking Japanese support in the establishment of what came to be the

. Pritam Singh died in a plane crash in 1942.

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Indian National Army in East Asia. Hindustan Times
Year of birth missing 1942 deaths Ghadar Party Hindu–German Conspiracy Indian Independence League Indian independence movement Indian National Army personnel Indian revolutionaries Sikh missionaries Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1942 {{Sikh-bio-stub

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