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He was from Pasrur in Sialkot district, went in company with Thakur
Singh Sandhanvalia travelling to England in 1884 to meet Maharaja
Duleep Singh. On his return to India, he is said to have acted as
an intermediary between the Raja of Kashmir, Baba Khem Singh Bedi
and Maharaja Duleep Singh. In November 1885, the Maharaja wrote
to him to engage 20 servants for him and bring them to Bombay. In
April 1886, Hira Singh received a telegram from Duleep Singh intimating
that the latter had started from England. Hira Singh engaged a batch
of servants and took them to Bombay. On receiving the news of the
Maharaja's detention atAden, he returned to the Punjab, the Maharaja's
bankers at Bombay defraying the travel expenses.
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