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'''Lakhbir Singh Rode''' is the nephew of  [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]], and currently heads the banned [[International Sikh Youth Federation]] (ISYF), which has branches in over a dozen countries in western Europe and Canada.<ref>
{{Short description|Indian activist and terrorist}}
{{Cite news
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|title        = Weekly Assessments & Briefings
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|publisher    = South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR), Volume 5, No. 50
|url          = http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/5_50.htm
|date         = 25 June 2007
|accessdate  = 2007-07-24
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20071026073718/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/5_50.htm
|archive-date = 26 October 2007
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}}</ref> Lakhbir is also affiliated with the [[Khalistan Zindabad Force]]. He is also known as '''Lakhbir Singh''', '''Singh Lakhbir Rode''', or '''Singh Lakhbir'''.<ref>
{{Cite web
|title        = Punjab Assessment - Year 2006
|publisher    = South Asia Terrorism Portal
|url          = http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/index.html
|accessdate  = 2007-09-24
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234022/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/index.html
|archive-date = 26 September 2007
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}}</ref>  He is suspected to be living in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Express_US to freeze assets of Babbar Khalsa2002"/>


Lakhbir singh is said to be one of the main organizers of a [[Khalistan Zindabad Force|KZF]]/ISYF unit at [[Birganj]] on the [[India]]-[[Nepal]] border.<ref>
'''Lakhbir Singh Rode''' is a [[Khalistani]] separatist and the nephew of  [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]].
{{Cite news
He currently heads the [[International Sikh Youth Federation]] (ISYF), which has branches in over a dozen countries in western Europe and Canada.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/5_50.htm | title=Weekly Assessments & Briefings | publisher=South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR), Volume 5, No. 50 | date=25 June 2007 | accessdate=2007-07-24 | archive-date=26 October 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026073718/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/5_50.htm | df=dmy-all | url-status=live}}</ref> Rode is also affiliated with the [[Khalistan Zindabad Force]]. He is also known as '''Lakhbir Singh''', '''Singh Lakhbir Rode''', or '''Singh Lakhbir'''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/index.html | title=Punjab Assessment - Year 2006 | publisher=South Asia Terrorism Portal | accessdate=2007-09-24 | archive-date=26 September 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234022/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/index.html | df=dmy-all | url-status=live}}</ref> He is suspected to be living in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.<ref name="Express_US to freeze assets of Babbar Khalsa2002"/>
|title        = Khalistan Zindabad Force: Objective, Organisation and Leadership
|publisher    = South Asia Terrorism Portal
|url         = http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/terrorist_outfits/KZF.htm
|access-date = 27 July 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100820012143/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/terrorist_outfits/KZF.htm
|archive-date = 20 August 2010
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}}</ref>
In 1998, Lakhbir was arrested at Teku, near [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]], with 20&nbsp;kg of [[RDX]] explosives, and apparently confessed that the RDX was given to him by a counsellor in the [[Pakistani]] Embassy in Kathmandu.<ref>{{Cite news
|url         = http://www.india-today.com/itoday/01021999/rdx.html
|title       = The RDX Files
|publisher   = [[India Today]]
|date        = 2001-02-01
|access-date = 7 March 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101009004813/http://india-today.com/itoday/01021999/rdx.html
|archive-date = 9 October 2010
|url-status     = dead
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}}</ref>


In July 2007, the investigative weekly [[Tehelka]] reported that the militant [[Talwinder Singh Parmar]], in a confession to the Punjab police days before his death on 15 October 1992,<ref name=tehelka>
Rode is said to be one of the main organizers of a [[Khalistan Zindabad Force|KZF]]/ISYF cell at [[Birganj]] on the [[India]]-[[Nepal]] border.<ref>{{cite news | access-date=27 July 2010 | archive-date=20 August 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820012143/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/terrorist_outfits/KZF.htm | df=dmy-all | url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/terrorist_outfits/KZF.htm | title=Khalistan Zindabad Force: Objective, Organisation and Leadership | publisher=South Asia Terrorism Portal | url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Cite news
In 1998, he was arrested at Teku, near [[Kathmandu]], Nepal, with 20&nbsp;kg of [[RDX]] explosives, and apparently confessed that the RDX was given to him by a councilor in the [[Pakistani]] Embassy in Kathmandu.<ref>{{cite news | access-date=7 March 2010 | archive-date=9 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009004813/http://india-today.com/itoday/01021999/rdx.html | url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/01021999/rdx.html | title=The RDX Files | publisher=[[India Today]] | date=2001-02-01 | df=dmy-all | url-status=dead}}</ref>
|title      = Operation Silence
|author      = Vikram Jit Singh
|publisher  = [[Tehelka]]
|url         = http://www.tehelka.com/story_main33.asp?filename=Ne040807operation_silence.asp
|date        = 2007-08-04
|accessdate  = 2007-07-27
|url-status    = dead
|archiveurl  = https://archive.is/20120912212106/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main33.asp?filename=Ne040807operation_silence.asp
|archivedate = 2012-09-12
}}</ref> had identified Lakhbir as the mastermind behind the [[Air India 182]] (The [[Emperor Kanishka]]) bombing on 23 June 1985. However, this has been disputed by Canadian investigators,<ref name=sun>
{{Cite news
|title=Confession had false details, inquiry told: RCMP 'fully' checked out alleged Parmar confession, inspector tells commissioner
|first=Kim
|last=Bolan
|newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]]
|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=35d360bb-8071-4f81-a906-3c25489fb39c
|date=25 September 2007
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022095337/http://canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=35d360bb-8071-4f81-a906-3c25489fb39c
|archivedate=22 October 2007
}}</ref> who say they had talked to Lakhbir and that he is unlikely to be the mastermind behind the plot, once called Mr. X (now established to have been [[Talwinder Singh Parmar]] ) who, together with Inderjit Singh Reyat, masterminded the bombing.


Lakhbir Singh Rode is sought for trial in India. He is wanted in cases of arms smuggling, conspiracy to attack government leaders in New Delhi and spreading religious hatred in Punjab.<ref name="Express_US to freeze assets of Babbar Khalsa2002">{{cite web |author=Reuters |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=12067 |title=US to freeze assets of Babbar Khalsa, Intl Sikh Youth Federation Anita Inder Singh Jun&nbsp;28, 2002 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=19 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316095930/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=12067 |archive-date=16 March 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In July 2007, the investigative weekly ''[[Tehelka]]'' reported that the militant [[Talwinder Singh Parmar]], in a confession to the Punjab police days before his death on 15 October 1992,<ref name="tehelka">{{cite news | url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main33.asp?filename=Ne040807operation_silence.asp | title=Operation Silence | publisher=[[Tehelka]] | date=2007-08-04 | accessdate=2007-07-27 | author=Vikram Jit Singh | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120912212106/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main33.asp?filename=Ne040807operation_silence.asp | archivedate=2012-09-12 | url-status=dead}}</ref> had identified Rode as the mastermind behind the [[Air India 182]] bombing on 23 June 1985. However, this has been disputed by Canadian investigators,<ref name="sun">{{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=35d360bb-8071-4f81-a906-3c25489fb39c | title=Confession had false details, inquiry told: RCMP 'fully' checked out alleged Parmar confession, inspector tells commissioner | date=25 September 2007 | last=Bolan | first=Kim | newspaper=[[Vancouver Sun]] | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022095337/http://canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=35d360bb-8071-4f81-a906-3c25489fb39c | archivedate=22 October 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref> who say they had talked to Rode and that he is unlikely to be the mastermind behind the plot, now established to have been [[Talwinder Singh Parmar]] together with Inderjit Singh Reyat.
 
Lakhbir Singh Rode is sought for trial in India. He is wanted in cases of arms smuggling, conspiracy to attack government leaders in New Delhi, and spreading religious hatred in Punjab.<ref name="Express_US to freeze assets of Babbar Khalsa2002">{{cite web | access-date=19 February 2011 | archive-date=16 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316095930/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=12067 | url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=12067 | title=US to freeze assets of Babbar Khalsa, Intl Sikh Youth Federation Anita Inder Singh Jun&nbsp;28, 2002 | work=The Indian Express | author=Reuters | df=dmy-all | url-status=live}}</ref>


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