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A detective inspector from Punjab police killed by Sikh militants. [93] 14 July 1983: Four policemen killed by Sikh militants. [93] 21 September 1983: Senior superintendent of Punjab Police wounded and his guard killed by Sikh militants. [93] 29 September 1983: 5 Punjab Police constables killed by Sikh militants in a week. [93] 14 Oct 1983
Despite its purported success in controlling the armed insurgency in the Punjab region, the operation was criticized by human-rights groups for the suspension of civil liberties and habeas corpus, resulting in the disappearances of thousands of Sikh men. After the operation, the central government was criticized for using "draconian legislation ...
The Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) is a Khalistani militant organisation operating in the Punjab state of India, with prominent members based in Canada, United Kingdom and Pakistan. Its objective is the creation of a sovereign Sikh nation‐state of Khalistan through armed struggle.
By 1983, the situation in Punjab was volatile. In October, Sikh militants stopped a bus and shot six Hindu passengers. On the same day, another group killed two officials on a train. [46]: 174 The Congress-led central government dismissed the Punjab state government (led by their party), invoking the president's rule.
Deepak Dhawan, the State Committee member of the CPI(M) 14 June 1987 Delhi and Punjab Sikh militants in New Delhi killed 12 Hindus celebrating a baby's birthday party. 13 other people were killed in Punjab. Security was increased in New Delhi following reports of possible school bus bomb attacks by Sikh militants. [40] [41] 3 July 1987
1 Hindu killed in by Sikh militants, total 69 Hindus slayed over last 11 days [23] 28 Feb 1984 President of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) H.S Manchada shot dead at ITO, Delhi [24] 29 Feb 1984: By this time, the Sikh political centre had become the centre of the 19-month-old uprising by the Sikhs [25] 3 Apr 1984
Sikhism is an indigenous religion that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia during the 15th century. Mostly all of the world's Sikh population are Punjabis. [5] Punjabi Sikhs primarily inhabit the Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth. Punjabi Sikhs make up 57.69% of the state’s population. [6]
The Sukerchakia Misl was one of twelve Sikh misls in Punjab during the 18th century, concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts in western Punjab (in modern-Pakistan) and ruled from (1752–1801). The misl, or grouping with its own guerilla militia , was founded by Charat Singh of Sandhawalia, grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. [1]