Sardar Inder Singh (1890–1983) was the leading Sikh Indian industrialist from the 1950s till his death in 1983. He founded the Steel re-rolling industry in India by installing India's First steel re-rolling mill, Singh Engineering Works, Kanpur. He went on to set up many industrial units and diversified by setting North India's largest railway wagon factory, Singh Wagon Factory and becoming the largest producer and supplier of Tie Bars to the Indian Railways. He was founder member and President of Merchants Chamber of UP and Chairman, Employers Association of Northern India. He was an MLA from Amritsar from 1946 to 1961 and MP, Rajya Sabha.[1][2]
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The 2018 film Raid is based on an income tax raid carried out against him.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Sardar Inder Singh – The Biggest Ever Raid In History Of India". Archived from the original on 30 November 2022.
- ^ Premi, S. (15 August 1981). "Income Tax officials raid Kanpur businessmen properties, unearth enormous haul". India Today. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "A sequel to Ajay Devgn's Raid". Deccan Chronicle. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Raid movie review: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz's film is repetitive and preachy". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2020.