It was June 3, 1984. The 378th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, was being commemorated when the Indian Army launched a military attack on the holiest Sikh shrine under the strange name of Operation Blue Star. Why was this day chosen for the attack? It was no coincidence that the day chosen for the attack was a historic day. Two centuries ago, on the day of Diwali, 1736, the Mughal forces attacked the Golden …
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Punjab and Haryana high court granted anticipatory bail to Sumedh Singh Saini in a corruption case. Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh is a 1982 batch IPS officer. Saini has been SSP of 6 districts. Sumedh Saini has been SSP of Batala, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Rupnagar, and Chandigarh. In August 1991, Saini was the SSP of Chandigarh when he was fatally attacked. Sumedh survived the attack but three security personnel were killed. The CBI case against Saini for kidnapping a Ludhiana …
On May 15th, 2021 the bureau of investigation (BOI) said that the two cases registered in connection with the Behbal Kalan firing incident at Bajakhana police station were turned over to the SIT sub-team led by IG (retired) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh. In the light of the context, “IG Vijay Pratap firm on his resignation“, the investigation into these two FIRs will now be completed by the SIT comprising IG Naunihal Singh, SSP Satinder Singh, and SSP Swarandeep Singh. The …
While Ex IPS Kunwar Vijay Pratap who was part of the SIT investigating the 2015 Kotkapura firing case in Punjab, joined the Aam Aadmi Party on June 22, 2021, Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, greeted him as “my officer Bhai (my officer brother)”. He officially inducted the Ex IPS Kunwar Vijay Pratap Joins AAP & will be ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. Ex Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh who joins AAP, also announced that the party’s chief ministerial face …
( The Punjab and Haryana high court ) HC notice Govt on pleas seeking quashing of Kotkapura FIR. The petitions also demand transfer of the probe into the 2015 FIR to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). People have lost faith in the judiciary system because of the delay in the implementation of punishment of the real culprits involved in the Kotkapura firing case in 2015. This unfortunate incident took place in 2015 and the FIR was registered in 2018. …
Remembering KPS Gill the Superior Cop Who Saved Punjab We all know what Punjab went through in the late 80s. It was surely the darkest chapter in the history of Punjab when terrorism gained a decisive edge. That said, amid the chaotic situation and disorder, there was one 1957-batch IPS officer of the Assam cadre who played a substantial role in giving deliverance to Punjab from terrorism. …
During the 80s, terrorism claimed several innocent lives; we saw two instances in the previous story – Harjinder Singh and Subhash Chandra. Besides, these two families, other numerous families who got affected by the radical groups at that time. The analysis contributes to an understanding of the insurgency in Punjab that took as many lives as it can. Umranangal family also lost their loved ones during the insurgency in Punjab. Jathedar Jiwan Singh Umranangal has always raised a voice against what he considered wrong. …
Continuing the story, in this story of Punjab Insurgency – An Untold Story Part IV, we are going to have a look at various other lives affected by terrorism during the 80s. Subhash Chandra had a daily supply shop in a small village, Rahimabad (Gurdaspur District). He used to keep his shop open till the late hours so that the people returning back home from their respective jobs and the people working in the fields can buy necessary things on …
In this part of the series, Punjab Insurgency – An Untold Story Part 3 we see Preeto along with other women visiting the house to feed the goats, buffaloes, chicken,and, most importantly,remembering the departed souls of their family. They wander through the empty rooms and the courtyard where they found the clay floor covered with dark patches. These patches were nothing but blood stains and funeral pyres. While standing at the exact spot where the terrorists took the precious lives …
In the last part, Punjab Insurgency – An untold story (Part 1) we saw how the men of Jhanjoti, a village near Amritsar, suffered at the hands of the terrorists. It is both disturbing and frightening, even to imagine what Rooprani and Surjit Rani went through on that horrible night. Men were dragged from their houses and killed at point-blank range; this was undoubtedly a barbaric act. Just the thought of losing your loved ones is enough to give …