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==Early Life and Family== | ==Early Life and Family== | ||
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.{{citation needed|date = September 2012}} | 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. | 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 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. | |||
[[Khalistan Liberation Force]] was established by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar in 1986.{{citation needed|date = October 2012}} | [[Khalistan Liberation Force]] was established by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar in 1986.{{citation needed|date = October 2012}} | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Budhsinghwala was killed in a police encounter on 29 July 1992 in [[Ludhiana]]. The firefight took several hours.<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 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}} | ||
==Afterwards== | ==Afterwards== | ||
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Gurjant Singh Brar Budhsinghwala | |
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| Nickname(s) | Budhsinghwala |
| Born | 1964 Village Budhsinghwala, Faridkot, Punjab, India |
| Died | 29 July 1992 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Allegiance | Khalistan Liberation Force |
| Years of service | 1986 - 1992 |
| Battles/wars | Khalistan movement |
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (1964 - 29 July 1992) was 3rd chief of Khalistan Liberation Force[1][2]
Early Life and Family
Gurjant Singh was born in the village of Budhsinghwala, 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]
He was a religious person[3] and met Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale numerous times.
Participation in the Khalistan Movement
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.
Khalistan Liberation Force was established by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar in 1986.[citation needed] Avtar Singh Brahma headed it until his death on 22 July 1988.[4] Budhsinghwala gained command of a faction of KLF.[5]
Actions
India Today's, Volume 17 mentioned that Budhsinghwala was responsible for the killings and injury of key police officers and politicians.[6][7]
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. [1] At the time of his death he was wanted by Indian Government in 37 accomplished actions against India[7][need quotation to verify]
Afterwards
After Budhsinghwala's death, Dr Pritam Singh Sekhon succeeded him as head of the KLF.[8] His death anniversaries are regularly observed in North America, Europe and India by various political parties.[9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IHRO Human Right Watch". Ihro.in. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ India: human rights violations in Punjab : use and abuse of the law. Amnesty International. 1991. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Social Post (14 June 2006). "The bloody history of Punjab's new district | India - Oneindia News". News.oneindia.in. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Joshi, Manoj (1993). Combating Terrorism in Punjab: Indian Democracy in Crisis. Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ↑ Sikh24 Editors. "Large Scale Shaheedi Conference organised in Germany". Sikh24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Banerjee, Ajay (28 July 2006). "Bhog of militants sends cops into a tizzy". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 21 March 2018.