Nickname(s) Budhsinghwala Name Gurjant Budhsinghwala | Battles/wars Khalistan movement Years of service 1986 - 1992 | |
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Story of bhai gurjant singh budhsinghwala
Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala (1964 - 29 July 1992) was the 3rd chief of Khalistan Liberation Force - a Sikh Freedom movement forcefully suppressed in Indian administered Punjab. Many human rights violations carried out by India have been documented regarding the Khalistan Movement.
Contents
- Story of bhai gurjant singh budhsinghwala
- Early Life and Family
- Participation in the Khalistan Movement
- Actions
- Death
- Afterwards
- References
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 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. Budhsinghwala gained command of a faction of KLF.
Actions
India Today's, Volume 17 mentioned that Budhsinghwala was responsible for the killings and injury of key police officers and politicians.
Death
According to a police report, Budhsinghwala was killed by police on July 29, 1992 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The firefight took several hours. At the time of his death he was said to be wanted by Indian Government in 37 accomplished actions against India
Afterwards
After Budhsinghwala's death, Dr Pritam Singh Sekhon succeeded him as head of the KLF. His death anniversaries are regularly observed in North America, Europe and India by various political parties.