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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.[citation needed]
He was a religious person[3] and met Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale numerous times.
Participation in the Khalistan Movement
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. The firefight took several hours.[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.