Talwinder Singh Parmar: Difference between revisions

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|name= '''Talwinder Singh'''

|birth_date=26 February 1944

|death_date= {{Death date and age|df=yes|1992|10|15|1944|2|26}}

|birth_place=Panchhat, [[Kapurthala]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]

|death_place= Kang Arian, [[Phillaur]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]

|image= Talwinder Singh Parmar.jpg

|caption= Talwinder Singh Parmar

|nickname= Talwinder Singh Babar

|allegiance= [[Babbar Khalsa International]]

|serviceyears= 1979 - 1992

|rank= Founder of Babbar Khalsa

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|battles= [[Khalistan movement]]

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'''Talwinder Singh Parmar''' (26 February 1944 – 15 October 1992) born in [[Kapurthala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]] was a Sikh militant and co-founder of [[Babbar Khalsa]] involved in the extremist Khalistan movement.  

Parmar moved to Canada in 1970.<ref name=CBCextradite/> He became involved in activities of the banned terrorist organisation [[Babbar Khalsa]] and became its leader in Canada in 1979. His sect was called [[Babbar Khalsa International]] (BKI) and was based in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/terrorist_outfits/BKI.htm |title=SATP |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401183144/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/terrorist_outfits/BKI.htm |archive-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> whereas [[Sukhdev Singh Babbar]] was the Chief of Babbar Khalsa in India. Parmar later became a naturalized Canadian citizen.

In 1981 he was involved in the killing of 2 Punjab police officers and was arrested in 1983 in Germany. He was released after a year in prison in Germany and he went to Canada.<ref name=CBCextradite/> The Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the bombing of [[Air India Flight 182]] concluded that Talwinder Singh Parmar, although never convicted, was the leader of the conspiracy to bomb Air India flights in 1985. He was killed in a gun fight with [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] on 15 October 1992; details of this incident are disputed.<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>

Parmar was born in Panshta ([[Panchhat]]), [[Kapurthala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]] on 26 February 1944 .  

Parmar became involved in activities of the banned terrorist organisation [[Babbar Khalsa]] founded in 1978 and became its leader in Canada in 1979.

During his residence in Canada, Parmar continued to lead BKI activities. He was involved in terror financing, recruitment and radicalization of sikh youths, procurement of small arms and explosives, and the development and coordination of terrorist attacks.<ref name="mackenzieinstitute"/>

Historically, to get the financial and material support needed for terrorist activities BKI has used in-person meetings, public rallies and fundraising events. Parmer organized  and featured at Sikh rallies and fundraisers across Canada. Parmar was instrumental in channeling financial support to BKI from overseas Sikh communities.<ref name="mackenzieinstitute"/>