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==Assassination== | ==Assassination== | ||
The motivation for the [[assassination of Indira Gandhi]] was revenge for the military attack carried out by the Indian government on [[Harmandir Sahib]], in [[Amritsar]], [[India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/10spec1.htm|title=Why Osama resembles Bhindranwale|website=Rediff|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref><ref name="CrenshawM381">{{cite book |last1=Crenshaw |first1=Martha |title=Terrorism in Context |date= 2010 |publisher=Penn State Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nFyZaZGthgC |page=381 |accessdate=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162242/https://books.google.com/books?id=9nFyZaZGthgC |archive-date=8 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | The motivation for the [[assassination of Indira Gandhi]] was revenge for the military attack carried out by the Indian government on [[Harmandir Sahib]], in [[Amritsar]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/10spec1.htm|title=Why Osama resembles Bhindranwale|website=Rediff|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref><ref name="CrenshawM381">{{cite book |last1=Crenshaw |first1=Martha |title=Terrorism in Context |date= 2010 |publisher=Penn State Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nFyZaZGthgC |page=381 |isbn=9780271044422 |accessdate=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162242/https://books.google.com/books?id=9nFyZaZGthgC |archive-date=8 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dnaindia_tryst">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-operation-blue-star-india-s-first-tryst-with-militant-extremism-2270293|title=Operation Blue Star: India's first tryst with militant extremism - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=5 November 2016|website=Dnaindia.com|accessdate=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103012225/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-operation-blue-star-india-s-first-tryst-with-militant-extremism-2270293|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TH_Mi6">{{cite news |title=RAW chief consulted MI6 in build-up to Operation Bluestar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/raw-chief-consulted-mi6-in-buildup-to-operation-bluestar/article5579516.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 January 2014 |location=Chennai, India |first=Praveen |last=Swami}}</ref> | ||
Beant Singh drew a .38 revolver and fired three shots into [[Indira Gandhi]]'s abdomen; as she fell to the ground, Satwant Singh fired all 30 rounds from his Sten automatic weapon into her abdomen (thus, 33 bullets were fired in total, of which 30 bullets hit her). Both assassins subsequently dropped their weapons and surrendered.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=William E.|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926929-2,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110185009/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926929-2,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2007|title=Indira Gandhi: Death in the Garden|publisher=TIME|date=12 November 1984|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref><ref>Cynthia Keppley Mahmood, {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=8QufTc6fAocC | Beant Singh drew a .38 revolver and fired three shots into [[Indira Gandhi]]'s abdomen; as she fell to the ground, Satwant Singh fired all 30 rounds from his Sten automatic weapon into her abdomen (thus, 33 bullets were fired in total, of which 30 bullets hit her). Both assassins subsequently dropped their weapons and surrendered.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=William E.|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926929-2,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110185009/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926929-2,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2007|title=Indira Gandhi: Death in the Garden|publisher=TIME|date=12 November 1984|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref><ref>Cynthia Keppley Mahmood, {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8QufTc6fAocC&dq=Satwant+Singh+indira&pg=RA1-PA135|title=Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues With Sikh Militants|accessdate=19 January 2013|isbn=978-0812215922|last1=Mahmood|first1=Cynthia Keppley|date=November 1996}}</ref> | ||
[[Beant Singh (assassin)|Beant Singh]] was shot to death during interrogation in custody soon after the assassination. Satwant Singh was arrested and later sentenced to death by hanging along with co-conspirator [[Kehar Singh]]. In his court statement, Satwant Singh appealed for end to communal violence in the country, while pinning the blame for the same on Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panthic.org/articles/2865|title=TWO LIONS AWAKEN|website=panthic.org}}</ref> The sentence was carried out on 6 January 1989.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464423.stm|title=Indian prime minister shot dead|publisher=BBC}}</ref> | [[Beant Singh (assassin)|Beant Singh]] was shot to death during interrogation in custody soon after the assassination. Satwant Singh was arrested and later sentenced to death by hanging along with co-conspirator [[Kehar Singh]]. In his court statement, Satwant Singh appealed for end to communal violence in the country, while pinning the blame for the same on Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panthic.org/articles/2865|title=TWO LIONS AWAKEN|website=panthic.org}}</ref> The sentence was carried out on 6 January 1989.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464423.stm|title=Indian prime minister shot dead|publisher=BBC}}</ref> | ||
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The assassination of Gandhi brought their immediate families into the limelight,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/asia_correspondent/india89assassinwifewt.html|title=SAMRALA INDIA Widow of Mrs. Gandhi's Killer Seeks Seat in Parliament by Richard S Ehrlich|date=26 October 2009|website=Geocities.com|accessdate=2 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026145354/http://www.geocities.com/asia_correspondent/india89assassinwifewt.html|archivedate=26 October 2009}}</ref> resulting in their winning two [[Lok Sabha]] seats from state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/22/world/india-s-new-chief-given-a-go-ahead.html|title=India's New Chief Given A Go-Ahead|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 December 1989|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> The Lok Sabha is a directly elected 543 member house of the [[Parliament of India]]. | The assassination of Gandhi brought their immediate families into the limelight,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/asia_correspondent/india89assassinwifewt.html|title=SAMRALA INDIA Widow of Mrs. Gandhi's Killer Seeks Seat in Parliament by Richard S Ehrlich|date=26 October 2009|website=Geocities.com|accessdate=2 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026145354/http://www.geocities.com/asia_correspondent/india89assassinwifewt.html|archivedate=26 October 2009}}</ref> resulting in their winning two [[Lok Sabha]] seats from state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/22/world/india-s-new-chief-given-a-go-ahead.html|title=India's New Chief Given A Go-Ahead|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 December 1989|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> The Lok Sabha is a directly elected 543 member house of the [[Parliament of India]]. | ||
In the aftermath of the executions of Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh, communal violence occurred in Punjab, resulting in 14 Hindus being killed by millitants.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/08/world/sikhs-kill-14-hindus-after-executions-in-india.html|title=Sikhs Kill 14 Hindus After Executions in India|work=Nytimes.com|date=8 January 1989|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> | |||
==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Singh's father was Tarlok Singh.<ref name="tribuneindia2004"/> He married Surinder Kaur (daughter of Virsa Singh) on 2 May 1988 while he was in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/01/world/indira-gandhi-killers-to-be-hanged-friday.html|title=Indira Gandhi Killers To Be Hanged Friday - New York Times| | Singh's father was Tarlok Singh.<ref name="tribuneindia2004"/> He married Surinder Kaur (daughter of Virsa Singh) on 2 May 1988 while he was in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/01/world/indira-gandhi-killers-to-be-hanged-friday.html|title=Indira Gandhi Killers To Be Hanged Friday - New York Times|work=Nytimes.com|date=1 December 1988|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref> His fiancé wed him in absentia by marrying his photo in an [[Anand Karaj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB327F5ABACEE6D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=STLtoday.com|publisher=Nl.newsbank.com|date=9 June 1988|accessdate=19 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB33870521ECEF3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Miami Herald: Search Results|website=nl.newsbank.com|accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||