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| After finishing his education at Baba Buddha Sahib College,<ref>http://www.ektaone.com/literature-mainmenu-27/gursikhs-mainmenu-101?start=25</ref><ref> http://www.ektaone.com/literature-mainmenu-27/gursikhs-mainmenu-101?start=25</ref>, Labh Singh joined the police force<ref name="Kin of slain"/> in 1971<ref>http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=e9FaSoWLHIrelATIw6yaBw&id=5ppuAAAAMAAJ&dq=sukha+sipahi+police&q=80s</ref> and served the force until he left his job in 1983.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=e9FaSoWLHIrelATIw6yaBw&id=5ppuAAAAMAAJ&dq=sukha+sipahi+police&q=80s</ref><ref></ref> | After finishing his education at Baba Buddha Sahib College,<ref>http://www.ektaone.com/literature-mainmenu-27/gursikhs-mainmenu-101?start=25</ref><ref> http://www.ektaone.com/literature-mainmenu-27/gursikhs-mainmenu-101?start=25</ref>, Labh Singh joined the police force<ref name="Kin of slain"/> in 1971<ref>http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=e9FaSoWLHIrelATIw6yaBw&id=5ppuAAAAMAAJ&dq=sukha+sipahi+police&q=80s</ref> and served the force until he left his job in 1983.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=e9FaSoWLHIrelATIw6yaBw&id=5ppuAAAAMAAJ&dq=sukha+sipahi+police&q=80s</ref><ref></ref> | ||
| ==Joining the Sikh militants== | |||
| ==Association with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale== | |||
| The Tribune reported that, in early 80s,<ref>http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=e9FaSoWLHIrelATIw6yaBw&id=5ppuAAAAMAAJ&dq=sukha+sipahi+police&q=80s</ref> after he "came close to" ], he left the Punjab police and joined the Sikh militant movement.<ref name="Kin of slain">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010309/main7.htm|title=Kin of slain Babbar Khalsa chief shift abroad|last=Walia|first=Varinder|coauthors=Gurbaxpuri|date=March 8, 2001|publisher=The Tribune (Tribune News Service)|accessdate=2009-06-26}}</ref> | |||
| In May 1984, Labh Singh, Gursewak Singh Babla,<ref></ref> Gurinder Singh and Swaranjit Singh were accused of killing Hind Samachar newspaper group editor Ramesh Chander,<ref name="LSescape">{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N-UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7064,1405115&dq=sukhdev-singh|title=Sikhs Kill 6 On Courthouse Steps|date=April 6, 1986|publisher=Associated Press (Wilmington Morning Star)|accessdate=2009-06-28}}</ref> | In May 1984, Labh Singh, Gursewak Singh Babla,<ref></ref> Gurinder Singh and Swaranjit Singh were accused of killing Hind Samachar newspaper group editor Ramesh Chander,<ref name="LSescape">{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N-UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7064,1405115&dq=sukhdev-singh|title=Sikhs Kill 6 On Courthouse Steps|date=April 6, 1986|publisher=Associated Press (Wilmington Morning Star)|accessdate=2009-06-28}}</ref> | ||
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| General Labh Singh | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sukha Sipahi |
| Allegiance | Khalistan Commando Force |
| Years of service | 1984 - 1988 |
| Rank | General (self-appointed) |
| Battles / wars | Operation Blue Star, Khalistan movement (East Template:Lang-pa).
|
Sukhdev Singh (1952 - July 12, 1988), known as Labh Singh, Sukha Sipahi and General Labh Singh, was a former Punjab police officer who took command of the Khalistan Commando Force after its first leader, Manbir Singh Chaheru, was arrested in 1986.
He was an associate of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and fought against the Indian Army during Operation Bluestar. He was involved in the attack on the Director-General of the Punjab Police, Julio Francis Ribeiro. He masterminded what was then India's largest bank robbery, taking almost Rs. 6 crore ($4.5 million) from Punjab National Bank, Miller Gunj branch, Ludhiana. which enabled Khalistan Commando Force to buy weapons.
Early life
Labh Singh's original name was Sukhdev Singh. He was also known as Sukha Sipahi. He and belonged to the same village of Panjwar, tehsil Patti in district Amritsar. and owned 9 acres of land . He was married and had two sons. His marriage took place in 1980. His wife’s name was Davinder Kaur.
Twelve years in the police
After finishing his education at Baba Buddha Sahib College,, Labh Singh joined the police force in 1971 and served the force until he left his job in 1983.
Joining the Sikh militants
The Tribune reported that, in early 80s, after he "came close to" Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, he left the Punjab police and joined the Sikh militant movement.
In May 1984, Labh Singh, Gursewak Singh Babla, Gurinder Singh and Swaranjit Singh were accused of killing Hind Samachar newspaper group editor Ramesh Chander, who was an outspoken critic of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and had written that Punjab had "become a slaughterhouse." In a call to an Amritsar news agency, responsibility for the attack in Jullundur by 4 armed men was claimed by Sikh militant group Deshmesh Regiment. The caller was quote as saying “Whoever speaks or writes against Saint Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale will be answered with bullets.”
During Operation Blue Star, he fought against Indian Army with other Sikh militants. He was arrested by the army after the operation.
Association with Khalistan Commando Force
He escaped from police custody on April 25, 1986, when Sikh militant leader Manbir Singh Chaheru and his associates attacked Indian security forces that were taking him to trial in the District courts of Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Labh Singh, Gurinder Singh, and Swaranjit Singh were to appear in court on charges of slaying Ramesh Chander, a leading Hindu newspaper editor. Militants freed all three prisoners. Four police officers were killed inside the District Court complex and two other officers "were shot at the courtyard gate as the attackers fled." This single incident became a basis of Roberio’s “Bullet for bullet” policy.
After KCF's first commander-in-chief Manbir Singh Chaheru's arrest and alleged disappearance or death, Labh Singh took over the leadership of Khalistan Commando Force.
He was involved in several police encounters including daylight attack on the Director-General of the Punjab Police Julio Francis Ribeiro on October 3, 1986 inside the headquarters of Punjab Armed Police in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
He masterminded what was at that time the largest bank robbery in Indian history, netting almost 6 crore (58 million rupees-US$4.5 million). The robbery was executed by Khalistan Commando Force members, including Mathra Singh, Paramjit Singh Panjwar , Satnam Singh Bawa, Gurnam Singh Bundala, Harjinder Singh Jinda, Sukhdev Singh Sukha, Daljit Singh Bittu, and Gursharan Singh Gamma.and Pritpal Singh. It enabled his organization Khalistan Commando Force to buy weapons. Sikh militants often used bank robberies to finance their campaign against the Indian government..
Labh Singh also maintained his links with Babbar Khalsa International
Death and afterward
In June of 1988, the Panthic committee appointed Labh Singh a high priest, but on 12 July 1988 he was killed in an encounter with police near Tanda, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India.
At that time, he was wanted in relation to the murder of a dozen policemen, Ramesh Chander (a newspaper editor), an attempt on the former Punjab Police Chief Julio Francis Ribeiro. Amritsar Police Superintendent Suresh Arora said "We have broken the back of the KCF. Sukhdev Singh was the most dreaded of the terrorists."
After his death, his whole family moved out of India and settled in Canada though his father-in-law stayed on in Labh Singh's house, who was further pitilessly whipped by police resulting in his doing suicide by lying in front of a running train. So his Patrimonial house remained deserted for several years but finally it has been taken over by his relatives.
Kanwaljit Singh Sultanwind took over command of his organization afterwards.
See also
Footnotes
- Mahmood 1997, p. 155
- "India's most-wanted terrorist captured". New Straits Times Foreign News Service. August 11, 1986. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- Atkins, Stephen E. (2004). Encyclopedia of modern worldwide extremists and extremist groups (illustrated ed.). page 242: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 404. ISBN 0313324859, 9780313324857. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
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- ^ Walia, Varinder (March 8, 2001). "Kin of slain Babbar Khalsa chief shift abroad". The Tribune (Tribune News Service). Retrieved 2009-06-26.
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- Fighting for Faith and Nation By Cynthia Keppley Mahmood - Page 155
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- ^ "Sikhs Kill 6 On Courthouse Steps". Associated Press (Wilmington Morning Star). April 6, 1986. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- Chicago Tribune, May 13, 1984
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References
- Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley (1997). Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues with Sikh Militants (illustrated ed.). University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 314. ISBN 9780812215922.
External links
- Biography of Labh Singh from one pro-Khalistan POV
- Kang, Charanjit Singh (Spring 2005). "Counterterrorism: Punjab: A Case Study" (PDF). Master's Thesis - MA in Criminology. Simon Fraser University. p. 234. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
| Preceded byManbir Singh Chaheru | Commander-in-Chief of Khalistan Commando Force 1986 – 1988 |
Succeeded byKanwarjit Singh Sultanwind |
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