Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala
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Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (29 June 1966 – 29 July 1992) was a Sikh militant and the third Jathedar of the Khalistan Liberation Force. Budhsinghwala's organization, KLF, was one of the most active Sikh militant groups of the time.[1] Budhsinghwala had KLF join the Sohan Singh Panthic Committee and partnered with Khalistan Commando Force (Panjwar), Babbar Khalsa, Bhindranwale Tiger Force (Sangha), and Sikh Student Federation (Bittu) in militant actions. Budhsinghwala is also credited with making KLF one of the strongest and most lethal militant groups.[2]
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala | |
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2nd Jathedar of Malwa Kesri Commando Force | |
Preceded by | Waryam Singh Khappianwali |
Succeeded by | None (merged with Khalistan Liberation Force) |
3rd Jathedar of Khalistan Liberation Force | |
Preceded by | Avtar Singh Brahma |
Succeeded by | Navneet Singh Quadia |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 June 1966 (1966-06-29) Village Budhsinghwala, Faridkot district Punjab (Now Moga district), India |
Died | 29 July 1992(1992-07-29) (aged 26) Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
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Nickname | Budhsinghwala |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Khalistan Liberation Force Malwa Kesri Commando Force |
Years of service | 1984 - 1992 |
Rank | General Jathedar |
Battles/wars | Insurgency in Punjab |
He has been accused of planning and carrying out attacks that killed over 1,000 people[3] including some major acts such as the killing the police chief of Patiala district Avinder Singh Brar and his junior,[4][5] killing of 70 soldiers at a railway station,[6] killing Commandant Gobind Ram,[7] an assassination attempt on Beant Singh,[8] an attack on chief of Punjab Police DGP Mangat,[9] an attack on former chief of Punjab Police JF Riberio in Romania,[10] an attack India's Home Minister Subodh Kant Sahay,[11] killing the SYL’s chief engineer shutting the project down,[12] killing Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Balwant Singh,[13] a role in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi,[14] along with various attacks on police, CRPF, NSG, BSF, and the Indian army.[15]