Groups of Khalistan movement
This is a page that depicts Khalistani militants and paramilitary outfits.[1]
Khalistani militant and paramilitary outfits
Sr. No. | Name | Founder + year | Famous Actions |
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1. | Babbar Khalsa[2] | Bhai Talwinder Singh Parmar, Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar (1979) | See: List of actions by Babbar Khalsa |
2. | Khalistan Zindabad Force[2] | Bhai Ranjit Singh Neeta | Bomb blasts on trains and buses in Jammu, killing of DSP Devinder Sharma. |
3. | Khalistan Commando Force[2] | Manbir Singh Chaheru, (1986) | Assassination of Rtd Chief General of Indian army and an architect of Operation Blue Star Arun Vaidya, assassinations of leading culprits of 1984 Anti-Sikh riots Congress(I) Member of Parliament Lalit Maken, Arjan Dass and several other high-profile battles with Indian security forces. |
4. | Bhindranwala Tigers Force of Khalistan[2] | Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal (1984) | Major encounter at Rataul village. |
5. | Khalistan Armed Force aka Dashmesh Regiment | Bhai Seetal Singh Matewal, (1990) | Major encounter at Bolowali village. |
6. | Khalistan Liberation Force[2] | Bhai Aroor Singh (1986) | Killing of SSP Gobind Ram, SSP A.S Brar, SP K.R.S Gill, Lt. Col. Satnam Singh, Ramkat Jatola, SP RS Tiwara, DSP Tara Chand, Major General B.N Kumar, Treasurer Balwant Singh, Lala Bhagwan Das, MLA Sat Pal Parashar, and others |
7. | International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)[2] | Singh Sahib Jasbir Singh Rode, (23 September 1984) | based in the United Kingdom |
8. | Tat Khalsa | Bhai Avtar Singh Brahma | Encounter in Manakpur, and Operation Mand |
9. | Malwa Kesri Commando Force | Bhai Waryam Singh Khappianwali (1984) | 1986 Muktsar bus massacre (Alleged) |
10. | Shaheed Khalsa Force | 1997 | SKF claimed credit for marketplace bombings in New Delhi in 1997. |
Babbar Khalsa is listed as a terrorist organisation by the United Kingdom,[3] the EU,[4] Canada,[5] India, and the United States.
Others with less details
- All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF)[1]
- Khalistan Liberation Army (KLA)
- Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF)
- Shiromani Akali Dal, Amritsar
- Khalistan Liberation Organisation (KLO)[2]
- Khalistan National Army (KNA)
- Sikhs for Justice
- Khalistan Guerilla Force
- Khalistan Security Force
- Pure Tigers[1]
- Dal Khalsa[1]
- Panthic Committee[1]
- Council of Khalistan[1]
- Akali Dal (Eternal Party)[1]
- All-India Shiromani Akali Dal[1]
- Bhindranwale Militant Group[1]
- Sikh International Organization[1]
- Khalistan National Army[1]
- Azad Khalistan[1]
- Waris Punjab De
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. 4: S - Z. Westport, Conn. London: Greenwood Press. p. 2151. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3.
SIKHS: All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSE); Babbar Khalsa International (BKI); Khalistan Liberation Army; Khalsa Dal; Sikh Youth Federation; Panthic Committee; Pure Tigers; Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF); Council of Khalistan; Eternal Party (Akali Dal); All-India Shiromani Akali Dal; Panthic Committee; Khalistan Commando Force (KCF); Bhindranwale Militant Group; Sikh International Organization (SIO); Shaheed Khalsa Force (SKF); Sikh Youth Federation (SYF); Bhinderanwala Tiger Force; Saheed Khalsa Force; Khalistan Liberation Tiger Force; Khalistan National Army (KNA); Saheed Khalsa Force; Azad Khalistan
- ^ a b c d e f g Fair 2005, p. 128.
- ^ Home Office - Proscribed terrorist groups in the UK Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ EU list of terrorist groups
- ^ Canadian listing of terrorist groups Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
- Fair, C. Christine (2005), "Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies: Insights from the Khalistan and Tamil Eelam Movements", Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 11: 125–156, doi:10.1080/13537110590927845, S2CID 145552863
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- Anandpur Sahib Resolution
- Operation Blue Star
- Punjab insurgency
- 1984 anti-Sikh riots
- Air India Flight 182
- Operation Mand
- Operation Vadhi Pahar
- 1986 Hoshiarpur bus massacre
- 1991 Punjab killings
- Assassination of Indira Gandhi
- Assassination of Arjun Dass
- Attempted assassination of Julio Ribeiro
- Amritpal Singh manhunt
- All India Sikh Students Federation
- Babbar Khalsa
- Council of Khalistan
- International Sikh Youth Federation
- Khalistan Commando Force (List of actions attributed to KCF)
- Khalistan Liberation Force
- Khalistan Liberation Organisation
- Khalistan Liberation Army
- Khalistan Tiger Force
- Khalistan Zindabad Force
- Shaheed Khalsa Force
- Waris Punjab De
- Jaspal Atwal
- Gurmit Singh Aulakh
- Sukhdev Singh Babbar
- Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
- Avtar Singh Brahma
- Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala
- Harminder Singh Nihang
- Manbir Singh Chaheru
- Gurdeep Singh Deepa Heran Wala
- Jagjit Singh Chohan
- Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
- Jagtar Singh Hawara
- Lakhbir Singh Rode
- Harjinder Singh Jinda
- Gurdev Singh Kaunke
- Avtar Singh Khanda
- Gurbachan Singh Manochahal
- Hardeep Singh Nijjar
- Talwinder Singh Parmar
- Amritpal Singh
- Surinder Singh Sodhi
- Labh Singh
- Toofan Singh
- Sukhwinder Singh Sangha
- Sukhdev Singh Sukha
- Beant Singh
- Satwant Singh
- Harmeet Singh
- Dal Khalsa
- Khalistan Referendum
- Panthic Committee
- Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
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