Portrait of Mewa Singh drawn by Sikh-Canadian artist Jarnail Singh
Born
1881
Lopoke, Punjab Province, British India
Died
January 11, 1915 (aged 33)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Organization
Khalsa Diwan Society Vancouver
Known for
Murder of W.C. Hopkinson
Movement
Ghadar Party
Criminal status
Executed
Spouse
Unmarried
Conviction(s)
Murder
Criminal penalty
Death
Mewa Singh Lopoke (Punjabi: ਮੇਵਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਲੋਪੋਕੇ) was a Sikh activist in Canada who was a member of the Vancouver branch of the Ghadar Party, which called for the overthrow of British rule in India. On October 21, 1914, Mewa Singh murdered a Canadian immigration inspector, W. C. Hopkinson, a political act of violence for which he was executed by the Canadian government.[1] In the eyes of Sikh Canadians, Mewa Singh's assassination of Hopkinson was a display of martyrdom, one which they commemorate annually.
^Johnston, Hugh (Summer 1988). "The Surveillance of Indian Nationalists in North America". BC Studies. 78: 18.
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