Jagat Singh Jagga
| Jagga Jatt जग्गा जाट |
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| Born |
Jagat Singh 1901/1902 Burj Ran Singh, Lahore District (now Kasur District), British Punjab |
| Died | 1931 (29 years old) |
| Other names | Jagga Daku ਜੱਗ ਡਾਕੂ |
| Known for | Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor |
| Home town | Burj Ran Singh of Lahore District |
| Spouse(s) | Inder Kaur (d.1983) |
| Children | Gulab Kaur a.k.a. Gabbo aks Resham Kaur (b.1919) |
| Parent(s) | Sardar Makhan Singh and Bhagan |
Jagat Singh Virk (b. 1901/1902), best known as Jagga Jatt or Jagga Daku, was a 20th-century heroic rebel of Punjab. He is known as the Robin Hood of Punjab for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor".
Jagga was born as Jagat Singh in 1901/02 in a Sikh family, to father Sardar Makhan Singh and mother Bhagan, in the village of Burj Ran Singh of Lahore District (now Kasur District) in British Punjab. In village Burj Ran Singh, most families were Muslim Telis but only 17 or 18 families were of Sikhs. Jagga had two sisters and was the only son of Sardar Makhan Singh . Jagga owned 10 Murabba (250 acres) of land so he was not asked to do anything by his uncle and mother.
Sardar Makhan Singh and Bhaagan had six children before Jagga but none of them survived. At this, Makhan Singh went to a saint Inder Singh, in the nearby village of Sodhi Wala, who told him to buy a buck (male goat) before the birth of the next baby and told him that the buck should be touched by the newly born. The saint also told him not to name the baby starting with J.
However, the child was born and finally survived with the subsequent death of the buck touched by him, but an uncle of the child insisted on naming the child as Jagat Singh which was against the directions of the saint.
Jagga's father died when Jagga was a little child. He grew up in the care of his Chacha (Uncle) S. Roop Singh and mother Bhagan. He was very fond of wrestling and used to wrestle at the village Akhaara with his friend Sohan Teli. He got married to Inder Kaur of nearby village of Talwandi and the couple was blessed with the only daughter Gulab Kaur a.k.a. Gabo.
Jagga had a strong body, medium height, wheatish skin color, double ringed whiskers and independent nature. Once he had beaten up the proud Nakaii brothers who used to live at his In-law's village. He had a talkover with a Patwari (Land officer) who refused to give data regarding his land. When the land officer refused to give data than Jagga threw record books hither-thither. Seeing this the land officer agreed to give data. Jagga became quite famous for his independent nature and strong body in the nearby villages.
During the British rule every person of guts and independent nature specially young men were watched carefully by the British because he might be dangerous to British Government's authority. Jagga's fame in the area resulted in attracting the jealousy of a Zaildar of Kal Mokal village. He considered Jagga's fame a challenge to him and imprisoned Jagga in a false case for 4 years. Later when Jagga was released and came back home, a theft incident happened in the nearby village of Bhai Pheru. The Zaildar with his friend inspector Asgar Ali found this incident to be another chance to harass Jagga and the inspector told Jagga to be present at the police station regarding the case. Many of Jagga's friends and well wishers tried to persuade Jagga but he declined and went underground and became an outlaw.
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