KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
26-Oct-1991
Seven persons including Dr. Bachittar Singh, the director of Health Services Punjab, were shot dead by KLF militants near Mehtiana village in Ludhiana district.
22-Oct-1991
SS Mann was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) police in Ghaziabad while proceeding towards Ayodhya to express solidarity with Muslims regarding the Babri Mosque.
21-Oct-1991
The militants belonging to KLF, AISSF-Bittu, and KCF-Z set ablaze 31 branches of banks in the districts of Ludhiana, Sangrur, Faridkot, and Jalandhar.
17-Oct-1991
S.S. Mann disclosed that they wanted freedom and to live in an independent country. The aim of the militants was also the same. He also offered to send a jatha if Babri Masjid was demolished and reiterated that the achievement of 'Khalistan' was their goal.
15-Oct-1991
In Amritsar, B.S. Sibia, the President of SGPC, appealed to Baba Thakur Singh of Damdami Taksal to review his decision to re-start the Kar Sewa of Sri Akal Takhat in order to avoid any controversy among Sikh organizations.
15-Oct-1991
Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Chief of BKI, and five others were killed in a police encounter.
14-Oct-1991
The Akal Federation set up a new organization named 'Akal Khalsa Darbar' with Bhai Kanwar Singh as its convenor.
13-Oct-1991
G.S. Tohra, S.S. Doomchheri, and Jasbir Singh Rode attended the bhog ceremony of Ajit Singh, the father of BTFK Chief Rachhpal Singh Chhandra, and condemned the alleged police excesses on Sikhs.
12-Oct-1991
B.S. Sibia, the convenor of JAC, announced the dissolution of the 31-member JAC of Sikh organizations against State Repression in the wake of the ultimatum given by the Panthic Committee (Sohan Singh).
11-Oct-1991
SGPC executive approved the appointment of H.S. Khalsa, ex-IFS as secretary and accepted the resignation of M.S. Calcutta.
10-Oct-1991
M.S. Calcutta, the secretary of SGPC, resigned following differences with B.S. Sibia over police matters. H.S. Khalsa (Norway) was appointed as the new secretary of SGPC.
09-Oct-1991
The Romanian envoy, Mr. Raddu, was kidnapped by Sikh militants in New Delhi.
08-Oct-1991
Baba Joginder Singh of SAD (Rode) paid homage and offered condolences on the death of Jugraj Singh, who was killed during the attack on J.F. Ribeiro in Romania.
07-Oct-1991
S S Mann clarified that their aim is an independent Sikh Raj.
07-Oct-1991
Eight security personnel of a patrol train on the Jalandhar-Amritsar route were killed in a bomb explosion and indiscriminate firing.
05-Oct-1991
A new outfit, Liberation Tigers of Khalistan, was set up with its headquarters at Anandpur Sahib.
04-Oct-1991
Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar of BKI condemned the killings of policemen.
03-Oct-1991
48 persons, including 26 relatives of policemen and 11 families, were killed in Punjab.
02-Oct-1991
SS Mann, in a press conference, reiterated the demand for holding elections in Punjab under the supervision of the United Nations Organization (UNO).
01-Oct-1991
SAD (M), in a statement, appealed to BBC and CNN to provide appropriate coverage to the people and states advocating for the suggestion made by Giani Zail Singh regarding the compulsory implementation of Hindi in all states.