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| honorific_prefix = | | honorific_prefix = Bhai | ||
| name | | name = Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth year|1964}} | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{dda|1992|07|29|1964|||df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = Village Budhsinghwala, [[Faridkot district, Punjab]], India | ||
| death_place | | death_place = [[Ludhiana, Punjab]], India | ||
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| nickname | | nickname = Budhsinghwala | ||
| allegiance | | allegiance = [[Khalistan Liberation Force]] | ||
| serviceyears | | serviceyears = 1986 - 1992 | ||
| rank | | rank = | ||
| commands | | commands = | ||
| unit | | unit = | ||
| battles | | battles = [[Insurgency in Punjab]] | ||
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'''Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala''' (1964 - 29 July 1992) was | '''Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala''' (1964 - 29 July 1992) was the third chief of the [[Khalistan Liberation Force]]. | ||
He was a religious | ==Early life and family== | ||
Gurjant Singh was born in the village of Budhsinghwala, District [[Faridkot district|Faridkot]] in 1964. He had four siblings — one sister and three brothers. He was learned, although after being tortured by the police multiple times and his grandfather being killed by Punjab Police, as he was a religious Amritdhari Sikh, he joined the KLF in 1986.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pettigrew|first=Joyce|title=The Sikhs of the Punjab: unheard voices of State and Guerilla violence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7VBuAAAAMAAJ|access-date=19 November 2013|year=1995|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-85649-355-0}}</ref> | |||
==Participation in the Khalistan Movement== | ==Participation in the Khalistan Movement== | ||
Gurjant Singh's grandfather died in 1984 when Indian Security Forces opened indiscriminate firing on his home, even though he participated in no crimes. Gurjant Singh took revenge and killed top Punjab Police officers including AS Brar and SSP Patiala.{{cn| date=November 2020}} | |||
[[Khalistan Liberation Force]] | Budhsinghwala commanded of a faction of [[Khalistan Liberation Force]].<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/death-report-exaggerated-1543102.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Death report exaggerated | date=1992-08-29 | access-date=2010-05-07}}</ref> | ||
''India Today'''s Volume 17 mentioned that Budhsinghwala was responsible for the killings and injury of key police officers and politicians.<ref>{{cite book|title=India Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9OgvAQAAIAAJ|access-date=19 November 2013|date=July 1992|publisher=Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited}}</ref><ref name="Joshi 1993">{{cite book|last=Joshi|first=Manoj|title=Combating Terrorism in Punjab: Indian Democracy in Crisis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5PaAAAAMAAJ|access-date=19 November 2013|year=1993|publisher=Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism}}</ref> | |||
''India Today' | |||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Budhsinghwala was killed in a police encounter on 29 July 1992 | Budhsinghwala was killed in a police encounter on 29 July 1992, in [[Ludhiana]], when he and other members of KLF were meeting. The firefight took several hours. Police stated that Singh was killed in the house where meeting was taking place, while some witnesses claim that he was killed in an alleyway {{convert|50|m}} away from the house. His body was not returned to his family and was secretly cremated as police feared that his body might be used as a propaganda tool.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://ihro.in/gurjant.php |title=IHRO Human Right Watch |publisher=Ihro.in |date= |access-date=2012-10-06 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073619/http://ihro.in/gurjant.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time of his death, he was wanted in 37 cases of assassination.<ref name="Joshi 1993"/>{{qn|date = October 2012}} | ||
After Budhsinghwala's death, Dr Pritam Singh Sekhon succeeded him as head of the [[Khalistan Liberation Force|KLF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020103/ldh1.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= | | After Budhsinghwala's death, Dr Pritam Singh Sekhon succeeded him as head of the [[Khalistan Liberation Force|KLF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020103/ldh1.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |access-date=2012-10-16}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.sikhstudentsfederation.com/link7/shaheed-gurjant-singh-ji.html A Life Scketch of Bhai Gurjant Singh Ji (in Punjabi Language)] | * [http://www.sikhstudentsfederation.com/link7/shaheed-gurjant-singh-ji.html A Life Scketch of Bhai Gurjant Singh Ji (in Punjabi Language)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201175008/http://www.sikhstudentsfederation.com/link7/shaheed-gurjant-singh-ji.html |date=1 February 2021 }} | ||
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Bhai Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala | |
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| Nickname(s) | Budhsinghwala |
| Born | 1964 Village Budhsinghwala, Faridkot district, Punjab, India |
| Died | 29 July 1992 (aged 27–28) Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Allegiance | Khalistan Liberation Force |
| Years of service | 1986 - 1992 |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in Punjab |
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (1964 - 29 July 1992) was the third chief of the Khalistan Liberation Force.
Early life and family[edit | edit source]
Gurjant Singh was born in the village of Budhsinghwala, District Faridkot in 1964. He had four siblings — one sister and three brothers. He was learned, although after being tortured by the police multiple times and his grandfather being killed by Punjab Police, as he was a religious Amritdhari Sikh, he joined the KLF in 1986.[1]
Participation in the Khalistan Movement[edit | edit source]
Gurjant Singh's grandfather died in 1984 when Indian Security Forces opened indiscriminate firing on his home, even though he participated in no crimes. Gurjant Singh took revenge and killed top Punjab Police officers including AS Brar and SSP Patiala.[citation needed]
Budhsinghwala commanded of a faction of Khalistan Liberation Force.[2]
India Today's Volume 17 mentioned that Budhsinghwala was responsible for the killings and injury of key police officers and politicians.[3][4]
Death[edit | edit source]
Budhsinghwala was killed in a police encounter on 29 July 1992, in Ludhiana, when he and other members of KLF were meeting. The firefight took several hours. Police stated that Singh was killed in the house where meeting was taking place, while some witnesses claim that he was killed in an alleyway 50 metres (160 ft) away from the house. His body was not returned to his family and was secretly cremated as police feared that his body might be used as a propaganda tool.[5] At the time of his death, he was wanted in 37 cases of assassination.[4][need quotation to verify]
After Budhsinghwala's death, Dr Pritam Singh Sekhon succeeded him as head of the KLF.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Pettigrew, Joyce (1995). The Sikhs of the Punjab: unheard voices of State and Guerilla violence. Zed Books. ISBN 978-1-85649-355-0. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Death report exaggerated". The Independent. London. 29 August 1992. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ India Today. Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited. July 1992. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Joshi, Manoj (1993). Combating Terrorism in Punjab: Indian Democracy in Crisis. Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "IHRO Human Right Watch". Ihro.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
External links[edit | edit source]
- A Life Scketch of Bhai Gurjant Singh Ji (in Punjabi Language) Archived 1 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine