Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala

Bhai Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (1964 - 29 July 1992) was 3rd chief of Khalistan Liberation Force - a Sikh Freedom movement suppressed in Punjab province of India.[1][2]

Bhai

Gurjant Singh Brar Budhsinghwala
Nickname(s)Budhsinghwala
Born1964
Village Budhsinghwala, Faridkot, Punjab, India Now district Moga tehsil Bagha Purana. Nearby villages- Channu wala, Rajiana.
Died29 July 1992
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
AllegianceKhalistan Liberation Force
Years of service1986 - 1992
Battles/warsKhalistan movement

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Early Life and Family

Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala was born in the village of Budhsinghwala, District Faridkot in the year of 1964. He had four siblings—one sister and three brothers.

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. 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

According to a police report, Budhsinghwala was killed by police on 29 July 1992 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The firefight took several hours.[1] At the time of his death he was said to be wanted by Indian Government in 37 accomplished actions against India[7]

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. "IHRO Human Right Watch". Ihro.in. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. India: human rights violations in Punjab : use and abuse of the law. Amnesty International. 1991. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. Social Post (14 June 2006). "The bloody history of Punjab's new district | India - Oneindia News". News.oneindia.in. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. "Death report exaggerated". The Independent. London. 29 August 1992. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  6. India Today. Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited. July 1992. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  7. Joshi, Manoj (1993). Combating Terrorism in Punjab: Indian Democracy in Crisis. Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  8. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  9. Sikh24 Editors. "Large Scale Shaheedi Conference organised in Germany". Sikh24.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  10. Banerjee, Ajay (28 July 2006). "Bhog of militants sends cops into a tizzy". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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