Background
Kartar Singh was born to Teja Singh in the Jhabbar village of Sheikhupura District in Punjab (British India).
Kartar Singh was born to Teja Singh in the Jhabbar village of Sheikhupura District in Punjab (British India).
In 1909, Kartar Singh became a preacher and later joined the Singh Sabha Movement. In 1919, he was arrested for anti-Government protests following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He was awarded a sentence in the Andaman jail, but was later released after the announcement of the royal clemency.
In 1920, a jatha (volunteer group) led by him seized the control of the Babe di Ber gurdwara in Sialkot.
He further helped the Akalis seize the control of Gurdwara Panja Sahib (Hasan Abdal, November 1920), Gurdwara Sacha Sauda (Chuhar Kana, December 1920), Gurdwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib (January 1921) and Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh (near Amritsar, January 1921). In 1921, Kartar Singh was arrested for protesting against the Nankana massacre, and again in 1924 for taking part in various Akali movement demonstrations.
He was released in December 1928, because of poor health. After the partition of India in 1947, Kartar Singh migrated to Habri village of Karnal district (in present day Kaithal district of Haryana).
He was engaged in resettlement of refugees, and died in Habri, in 1962.