During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, 282 sepoys of the 26th Native Infantry mutinied at Lahore and subsequently surrendered, believing they were going to be given a fair trial.

[2][3] The bodies were dumped into a deep dry well near the police station which was later filled with charcoal, lime, and dirt.

[4][5] In March 2014 the head of a local Sikh gurdwara announced that the remains of those buried had been uncovered in the excavation of a well within the shrine.

Old Tehsil, Ajnala is part of List of State Protected Monuments in Punjab, India and at S-PB-4.

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Ajnala city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.