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| name             = Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala
| birth_date   = 1964
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| death_date   = 29 July 1992
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| birth_place   = Village Budhsinghwala, [[Faridkot district|Faridkot]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
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'''Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala''' (1964 - 29 July 1992) was 3rd chief of [[Khalistan Liberation Force]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://ihro.in/gurjant.php |title=IHRO Human Right Watch |publisher=Ihro.in |date= |accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India: human rights violations in Punjab : use and abuse of the law|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPMvAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=19 November 2013|year=1991|publisher=Amnesty International}}</ref>
'''Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala''' (1964 - 29 July 1992) was the third chief of the [[Khalistan Liberation Force]].


==Early Life and Family==
==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>
Gurjant Singh was born in the village of Budhsinghwala, District [[Faridkot district|Faridkot]] in the year of 1964.  He had four siblings—one sister and three brothers. He studied till 5th grade because his family could not afford his studies he later became a hard working farmer and helped his family in farming. {{citation needed|date = September 2012}}
 
He was a religious person<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|accessdate=19 November 2013|year=1995|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-85649-355-0}}</ref> and met [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]] numerous times.


==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}}


Gurjant Singh's grandfather died in 1984 when indian security forces opened indiscriminate firing on a regional gurudwara, he was shaken by this event, 2 days after his grandfather's death he was arrested and he spent 1 years and 8 months in jail,  just after a short while of his release he and his brother were again arrested in a murder case and were inhumanely tourchered for 8 days in police custody and were released, on the same night of release police came to his house and arrested his father and both of his uncles after so much physical and mental tourcher Gurjant Singh decided to join KLF and fight.  
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>


[[Khalistan Liberation Force]] was established by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar in 1986.{{citation needed|date = October 2012}}
''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>
Avtar Singh Brahma headed it until his death on 22 July 1988.<ref>{{cite web|author=Social Post |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/14/the-bloody-history-of-punjabs-new-district-1150274083.html |title=The bloody history of Punjab's new district &#124; India - Oneindia News |publisher=News.oneindia.in |date=2006-06-14 |accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref> Budhsinghwala gained command of a faction of KLF.<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 | accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>
 
===Actions===
''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|accessdate=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|accessdate=19 November 2013|year=1993|publisher=Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
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 claimed that Gurjant Singh was killed in the house where meeting was taking place, while some witnesses claim that he was killed in an alleyway 50 meters away from the house. His body was not returned to his family and was secretly cremated as police feared that his dead body might encourage other sikhs to fight against them. <ref name=autogenerated1 />  At the time of his death he was wanted by Indian Government in 37 accomplished actions against India<ref name="Joshi 1993"/>{{qn|date = October 2012}}
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}}
 
==Afterwards==


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= |accessdate=2012-10-16}}</ref> His death anniversaries are regularly observed in North America, Europe and India by various political parties.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sikh24 Editors |url=http://www.sikh24.com/2011/09/large-scale-shaheedi-conference-rganised-in-germany/ |title=Large Scale Shaheedi Conference organised in Germany |publisher=Sikh24.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060729/punjab1.htm#6 |title=Bhog of militants sends cops into a tizzy | first=Ajay | last=Banerjee | newspaper=The Tribune | location=Chandigarh, India |date=28 July 2006 |accessdate=21 March 2018}}</ref>
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
Nickname(s)Budhsinghwala
Born1964 (1964)
Village Budhsinghwala, Faridkot district, Punjab, India
Died29 July 1992(1992-07-29) (aged 27–28)
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
AllegianceKhalistan Liberation Force
Years of service1986 - 1992
Battles/warsInsurgency 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]

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Death report exaggerated". The Independent. London. 29 August 1992. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ↑ India Today. Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited. July 1992. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "IHRO Human Right Watch". Ihro.in. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

External links[edit | edit source]

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