Khadku Encounters

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Behla Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement
On June 8th, 1992 the police received information that Surjit Singh Behla , Madan Singh Maddi alias Sukhdev Singh alias Chhota Behla s/o Santokh Singh r/o Behla, self-styled Deputy Chief and Lieutenant General of Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan (BTFK), a Sikh militant outfit was holding a meeting with other terrorists and planning to commit a major terrorist crime. A police party with officers of 91 Bn and 102 Bn CRPF cordoned the village Behla. When the police were searching the first floor of the house of Manjinder Singh Behla the terrorists, who were hiding inside the house, opened fire and killed HC Jarnail Singh and LC Harjit Singh 4160/TT. Constables Pargat Singh & Som Datt and Kalash Chander were injured.
Nine persons were killed at village Behla in the course of an encounter on 8-10 June 1992. Out of these nine, three were militants and six were villagers unconnected with the militancy that the security forces used as human shields to storm the house in which the three militants were hiding. The body of one person killed in the encounter remains unaccounted for. The CCDP’s (Committee for Coordination on Disappearances in Punjab) investigation took it to the homes/ families of 8 of these 9 persons and other eye-witnesses in the village. On 8 June 1992 morning, a large mixed force, comprised of the Punjab police led by SSP Ajit Singh Sandhu and Khubi Ram, SP (Operations), and units of the army and paramilitary, surrounded the old and abandoned house of Manjinder Singh, a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, in village Behla. Apparently, the house was being used as a hideout by militants associated with Surjit Singh Behla. One of his associates, 18 year old Sukhdev Singh Maddi. Santokh Singh, was also from Behla. After completing his matriculation, he had started working in a Sugar Mill at Sheron. The police often illegally detained and tortured his elder brother Kulbir Singh for information because of their suspicions of his having militant connections. Sukhdev Singh was unable to tolerate this injustice done to his brother and decided to become a militant himself. Later on, his father Santokh Singh was abducted and disappeared by the police. The third associate of Surjit Singh Behla was Harbans Singh, from Sarhalli in Tarn Taran district.
Before storming the house, the police officers decided to round up seven or eight villagers to walk in front of the police force and to act as human shields. The following are the names of the six of those who got killed in the course of the operation that followed:

• [1] Kartar Singh, s/o Aasa Singh
• [2] Niranjan Singh, s/o Boor Singh
• [3] Sakatter Singh, s/o Niranjan Singh
• [4] Lakhwinder Singh, s/o Channan Singh
• [5] Gurmej Singh
• [6] Ajit Singh, s/o Mangal Singh.

The police randomly selected these people, and this had nothing to do with suspicions of their possible involvement in the militancy. For example: Ajit Singh, from Behla village in Tarn Taran, was a 60 year old man married to Pritam Kaur with seven children. He owned a horse driven cart and was employed by a brick kiln owner to transport bricks to his clients. He had no political or militant association, no criminal background and no enmity with anyone in his village.
Ajit Singh had that morning carried a cartload of bricks to the house of Niranjan Singh when the police came and forced him along with Niranjan Singh and his sons to be part of the front column.
Niranjan Singh, a 55 year old farmer, was married to Balwinder Kaur and had three sons and a daughter. He was a devout Sikh unconnected with any political or militant organization and took care of his family by cultivating three acres of land and selling milk from his buffalos. Twenty-five year old Sakatter Singh was Niranjan Singh’s son. He used to help his father with the agricultural work and was married to Sharanjit Kaur with two daughters. He had never been arrested before and had no political or militant connections.
Sakatter Singh died in the police operation. His younger brother Sukhchain Singh, also included in the front column, managed to escape after getting seriously wounded. Twenty year old Lakhwinder Singh, the youngest son of Channan Singh and Gurmej Kaur, had no political or militant associations or record. He was watering his fields when the forces picked him up and compelled him to walk in front of them as a human shield.
Kartar Singh, a 62 year old farmer, was married to Iqbal Kaur with four adult children. He also had no record of a political or criminal past.
After entering the house, the security forces discovered that it had a basement but no door to enter it from inside. They started demolishing the floor that was also the celler’s roof. When the militants holed up inside opened fire, the police pushed these six villagers to the front, and using them for cover, fired back. All of the six persons who have been named died in this situation. Two others got seriously injured. The encounter lasted around 30 hours. Three militants, holed up in the cellar who also got martyred, are:
In the evening of 9th June, the police extricated the bodies of all the people who had been killed in the action without bothering to distinguish the militants from the others who the police had used as human shields. The next morning, the police told the press that they had killed nine militants in the action. In the aftermath, several newspapers published stories questioning the police claims and explaining how the 7 unconnected villagers had been pushed into the jaws of death. Two others, wounded in the course of the operation, had been abandoned by the police to their own resources to obtain medical help. Embarrassed by the publicity, the Punjab government later announced an inquiry, which was, however, never carried out.
The police cremated all the bodies at Tarn Taran on 9 June 1992, labeling them as “unidentified/ unclaimed”, though the family of Ajit Singh attended the cremation. Other families were not allowed to attend.
Shaheeds

• Shaheed Bhai Surjit Singh Behla
• Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh Maddi Behla

SSP of Tarn Taran's fake claims
In the newspaper 'The Tribune' SSP Ajit Singh Sandhu claimed that they had killed 9 militants (on June 10th). The same newspaper 2 days later proved that only 2 amongst the killed where militants. Sandhu had also claimed they had used 900 (400 from army and 300 from CRPF) force but the newspaper on June 10 also proved that they had used 1600 force against 2 militants.


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Daheru Shootout - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


On November 19, 1981, 5 members of Babbar Khalsa and its chief Shaheed Jathedar Talwinder Singh Canadian

were staying in a house of Bhai Amarjit Singh Nihang in Daheru village in Ludhiana district. A police party headed by Police Inspector Pritam Singh Bajwa came searching for them. The Babbar Khalsa members opened fire as a result Inspector Pritam Singh Bajwa and Constable Surat Singh were killed. All 6 escaped. Those 6 persons were Bhai Wadhawa Singh (present chief of Babbar Khalsa), Jathedar Talwinder Singh Canadian, Bhai Tarsem Singh Kalasinghian (currently in Netherlands), Bhai Amarjit Singh (Head Constable), Shaheed Bhai Sewa Singh (Head Constable) and Shaheed Bhai Gurnam Singh (Head Constable). Bhai Sewa Singh and Bhai Gurnam Singh, head constables, had later joined Bhindranwale and were martyred during Operation Blue Star. This is believed to be the first act which gained Babbar Khalsa and its chief Jathedar Talwinder Singh Parmar notoriety. Bhai Tarsem Singh Kalasinghian and Jathedar Talwinder Singh Canadian also later managed to escape from India, via Nepal border.


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Manakpur Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


Bhai Avtar Singh was a big Khalistani freedom fighter and was surrounded on many occasions. One of Bhai Brahma's most famous encounters occurred in village Manakpur. Bhai Avtar Singh and his fellow Singhs were in the area when the CRPF were tipped off. A total of 20,000 CRPF men flooded the Patti area and began closing in on Manakpur. The Singhs were surrounded and decided the only way out was through the ranks of the CRPF. The battle began and so many bullets were cutting through the air that it looked and sounded like a strong rain was falling. A bullet cut through Bhai Avtar Singh's right hand and severed his right finger. Bhai Brahma was a Singh of the Bhai Bidhi Chand Dal and he called upon Guru Hargobind Sahib to save him like had once saved Bhai Bidhi Chand. It was as though Guru Sahib was himself protecting his Singh. Bhai Avtar Singh's clothes and dastar were marked by many bullet holes but his body was not being touched. Although some of the Singhs with him were martyred, Bhai Avtar Singh managed to break the cordon and escaped into the dark of the night.
Bhai Avtar Singh would show people his dastar and clothes from that night and point out the countless bullet marks. People would be amazed and remark that Guru Sahib keeps his Singh today, just like he did in the past. Bhai Avtar Singh was convinced that he had escaped this time only so that he could continue his sewa of fighting for Sikh liberation.


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Maujia Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


During the Khalistani movement near the Punjab and Haryana border there was not a single day when the Jujharoos from Babbar Khalsa and the Indian forces faced each other in the battlefield. There are many historical encounters which took place here, but the one which stands out the most was an encounter between the Babbars and the Hindustani Forces near the village of Maujia
In this encounter 16 villages surrounding Maujia including the village Raipur had to undertake huge risks in order to help the Singhs.
Invaders Terrorize Punjab
Indian Security Forces had flooded Punjab. The Central Army, Central Reserve Police Force, National Guard, Border Security Force, RAW, etc. had been deployed in full force in Punjab. These outsiders already had a dislike for Sikhs and now as they began to roam the villages and roads of Punjab, took special pleasure in humiliating Sikhs. Rapes became common and the sight of jeeps filled with soldiers became an all too regular terror.
War on invaders
All the Jathebandis Khalistan Commando Force, Khalistan Liberation Force, Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan, and the Babbar Khalsa all decided that the invading forces had to be taught a lesson. It was decided that a direct war should be waged. When CRPF, BSF or Army jeeps would come on a round, the Singhs would attack. The jeep was either stopped by a bomb and then showered with bullets or simply surrounded by Singhs.
Sovereign Punjab
Where before the Indian Security Forces patrolled the streets to terrorize the Sikh villagers, it was now their turn to be terrorized. The Jeeps stopped patrolling many areas. Sikh fighters began to conduct their own patrols and entire areas of the Punjab were under the Khalsa’s control.
The Babbars Checkpoint
One such check point which was established by the Babbar Khalsa Singhs was near the village Dodra. At this checkpoint the Singhs had dressed up as Punjab Police Officials and would search people before letting them go through, so that no Hindustani forces could harass the Sikh villagers.
One day the CRP Forces were passing through this checkpoint and as a result were stopped by the Singhs. The Babbar Khalsa Singhs were inspecting the CRP trucks when suddenly some CRP officials so a .30 carbine personal rifle in one of the Singh’s hands. As a result of this the CRP officials began to look suspiciously at the Singhs. The CRP officials then ran through some checks to make sure that the Singhs who had confronted them were actually Punjab Police Officials. They soon found out that these Singhs were part of the Babbar Khalsa, the Jathebandi which had been wreaking havoc amongst the invading Hindustani Terrorists on a day to day basis. An encounter then began.
In this encounter three soldiers of C.R.P. and two Punjab Police officials were shot dead. However, Bhai Khem Singh Fauji, from the village Balad Kala was badly injured by the brutal firing of the CRP who had more men and much better weapons. Bhai Jugraj Singh Rashin and Bhai Bashir Muhammad quickly took the badly wounded Bhai Khem Singh Fauji into their jeep and drove away. The heavy firing from the CRP force’s machine gun ripped the left side tires of the jeep but the driver Bhai Gamdoor Singh Ji with Akaal Purakh’s name on his lips kept driving. In this way the Singhs managed to get away.
The Babbar Khalsa Singhs took Bhai Khem Singh Fauji to a safe place in Maujia so that he could be treated by a doctor. The Babbar Khalsa Singhs had built their hiding places within the crops in the villages of Raipur and Maujia. An informant who had seen the Singhs reported this to the police who immediately sent their forces to Maujia.
The Challenge
On the 7th of September 1991 the police were 110% sure that the Babbars were in the area. The police made a request to the government to send extra forces. As a consequence hundreds of CRP soldiers and Punjab Police officials surrounded the area around the villages of Maujia and Raipur. On a loudspeaker they then addressed the Babbar Khalsa Singhs, “Tusi Atam Samarpan Kar Deo Naii Ta Marey Jaoge” (English: “Give up your weapons or you will be killed”).
Singhs accept the Challenge
After listening to this the Babbar Khalsa Singhs, who were only eight in number began to smile as they were happy they might be able to kiss death and attain shaheedi fighting for this path of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj. Under the command of Bhai Balwinder Singh Gagga, the Singhs picked up their weapons and ammunition and headed to the local Gurudwara Sahib in the village Maujia. They then did an ardas to Akaal Purakh to give them strength to fight the invading forces. The Singhs then decided to leave the village so that no innocent villager would be hurt in the cross fire. They headed back to their place in the crops where they intended to fight the Hindustani Forces.
Before leaving the village the Babbars made an announcement of their own on a loudspeaker. In that announcement they told the invading forces to leave their village or they would have to use force to kick them out.
The Encounter begins
The Police Officials and the CRPF forces went to the place where the Babbar Khalsa Singhs had taken up positions. The invading forces set up a bullet proof tractor and sent this towards the Singhs in the hope that in a few minutes they would be able to kill all eight Singhs without suffering any casualties. As the bullet proof tractor was coming toward the side of Bhai Gurmail Singh Babbar of Raipur the Singh’s with RL 8 Launcher blew it to pieces. Even Bhai Khem Singh Ji who still very badly injured took up a position so that he too could fight alongside his beloved brothers.
The Indian forces came into another problem when other villagers started coming into Maujia through the fields. The invading forces would have difficulty fighting the Babbars as they could not shoot at the villagers. Five or Six could be killed and done away as fake encounters, but the villagers were coming in their hundreds.
Regrouping
While this was happening Bhai Balwinder Singh Gagga, Bhai Jugraj Singh, Bhai Balwinder Singh Bullet, Bhai Bashir Muhammad, Bhai Gamdoor Singh and their companions broke the blockades of the invading forces and went to the surrounding villagers. Each Singh went to a different village.
The Singhs headed directly to the local Gurudwara Sahibs and began to speak on the loud speakers to the villagers. In their announcements they told the villagers that “there is an encounter taking place at the village Maujia between the Babbars and the invading forces. The Babbars are heavily outnumbered and need the help of the villagers. Any villager who wishes to help the Babbars should go to Maujia and assemble there.”
Invading Forces Surrender
In just a few minutes most of the villagers got together and blocked every road that went through the village Maujia. Some villagers opened their water tanks and flooded the CRPF and police trucks. Other villagers got their tractors and began to cultivating the local muddy roads leading to Maujia and made big holes in it to make them bad for travelling. This was so that the invading forces could not count on any reinforcements to come and help them. All the villagers picked up whatever they could use as a weapon and headed to the village Maujia to fight the Hindustani forces. The Police officials and CRPF soldiers were already demoralized when so many of them were being either wounded or killed by the Babbars in this encounter. When they saw the villagers coming, those who were still alive immediately laid down their arms and surrendered to the Singhs.
Reinforcements Arrive
When news of this was circulated to army and police officials they became very angry. How could a force of a couple hundred soldiers and police be defeated by merely eight Babbar Khalsa Singhs? As a consequence of this at two Air Force Bases near Bathinda, Col. Bhata Chariya and Major Yadav sent out two groups of Para Commando Forces to the village Maujia to save the police officials and the CRP soldiers.
Reinforcements Repelled
Three Babbar Khalsa Singhs had taken up positions near the entrances of the village and had set up machine guns. As the Para Commando Forces tried to enter they were met with a hail of bullets. The Para Commandos did not know which direction these bullets were coming from, all they knew was that their comrades were dropping to the floor under the intense fire. The Babbars were fighting the invading forces like Puratan Singhs for more than 24 hours and were shouting Jaikara and slogans of Khalistan during the encounter. When the Para Commando Forces found out where the bullets were coming from they then began to fire without restraint in this area using all sorts of weapons. In this way Bhai Khem Singh Babbar, Bhai Paramjit Singh Babbar and Bhai Gurmail Singh Babbar attained Martyrdom. These three Singhs of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj caused the invading forces a huge number of casualties as during September 8th and 9th the CRP medical assistance Red Cross with their ambulances kept coming in with their sirens. For three days the Invading Forces kept looking for their dead soldiers and lost ammunition.
Invading Forces takes out its anger on the villagers
After this encounter the Punjab police was scared and they took out their anger on the villagers for helping the Babbars. The villager’s clothes, beds etc were thrown outside and all the villagers were kept on the school grounds under the sun. They weren’t given any water or food. The Babbars who were not blessed with shaheedi during this encounter did not feel sad because three of their Singhs had died, they instead felt more pain when they heard of the things that the police was doing to their fathers and mothers and brothers and sisters and sons and daughters who had helped them in the encounter.
Babbar Khalsa’s Threat
The high command of the Babbar Khalsa then sent a threat to the Indian forces to stop those attacks on innocent villagers or the Babbar Khalsa would have to take an action.
Bhai Sudagar Singh who was a close friend of Shaheed Bhai Gurmail Singh blew up a Para Commando truck near a bridge in the village Bajewala. There were two trucks, the truck in front was blown up but the one behind had soldiers in it. They immediately got out and encounter took place between Bhai Sudagar Singh and the Soldiers. During this encounter Bhai Sahib fought with a lot of courage and bravery right till he attained Martyrdom. The same day the police took advantage and arrested Bhai Lakha Singh, a residence of the village Raipur. They then killed him in a fake encounter. After news of this fake encounter reached the villagers, they got together and surrounded a police station in Mansa. They then began to protest. The Punjab police made false cases against 350 of the protestors and arrested them.
Conclusion
Even today the villagers of Raipur remember their great Babbars with a lot of love and respect and feels proud on them. When Col. Bhattacharyya saw the dead bodies of the brave Babbars, tears came out and he said, “Ufff! Agar Merey Paas Dass Aisey Commandos hon toh mujhey kahin bhi bhej do! Yeh Bahdur Hain, Bahadur jaisa larhe they” (English: “Ufff!! If I had 10 commandos like them you can send me anywhere! They are brave and fought with bravery”.)


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Bolowali Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


The Bolowali encounter is the encounter between 5 Khalistan Armed Force soldiers and 12,000 Indian Armed Force. All 5 were shaheed but caused much damage to the enemy. The general at the KAF soldier’s side was KAF chief Shaheed Seetal Singh Mattewal.
Seetal Singh joining Khalistan movement
In 1989, Seetal Singh Mattewal joined the Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan in their quest for justice and freedom. After Bhai Seetal Singh Ji picked up his sword in defense of Sikhi, the security forces began to harass his family and friends. But Bhai Sahib’s determination and commitment to the Panth and to Khalistan was so strong that he never looked back. The only thing he put all his energy, all his love, and all his life into was the Panth.
In order to take the movement to the next level Bhai Seetal Singh Ji formed a new Jathebandi. This Jathebandi consisted of highly motivated young Sikh men and women who had sworn to a right the wrongs done to the Sikh Kaum with their lives. As this new Jathebandi took birth it was initially called the Khalistan Armed Force but later on the Jathebandi took on a new name as it began to be known across Punjab as the Dasmesh Regiment. This is not the Dasmesh Regiment which in the early 80s killed many innocent bus passengers and burned train stations. Even though the Indian Security Forces were provided with many modern weapons, as well as armored vehicles and helicopters they always feared coming face to face with the forces of the Dasmesh Regiment. A True Saint-soldier
Bhai Seetal Singh Ji always walked with his head held high and he firmly fought a war based on the principles of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Bhai Sahib would constantly tell those around him, “Mera Police Naal Muqabla Abadi Vich Na Hova, Khula Kheta Vich Hova, Phir Main Delhi Dia Forca Nu Das Du Ki Muqabla Keva Hounda” – “My encounters with the police should not take place where innocent people may get hurt, they should take place in empty lands where I shall show the forces of Delhi what a real encounter feels like.”
The Government's Black Cats
During the 80s as jeeps upon jeeps of Indian Security Forces were beginning to be destroyed, and many areas becoming inaccessible to Indian Security, the Hindustani government was afraid that Punjab was fast slipping away. To discredit the Sikh Movement, the Indian Government had introduced gangs of thieves and murderers who dressed like Singhs but committed horrendous crimes upon innocent Sikh villagers. In addition to this they began to use all means at their disposal to separate the various Sikh Jathebandis who were fighting for independence. Due to the lies spread by agents of the Indian Government an encounter took place towards the end of 1991 between the Singhs of Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal and the Singhs of Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Pappu. During this firefight between brothers, rumors began to spread throughout Punjab that the Jathedar of Dasmesh Regiment/Khalistan Armed Force, Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal was fatally injured.
Operation Vadi Padhar
These reports spread like wildfire throughout India. When they were flashed to Delhi a huge meeting was arranged which was attended by many high-ranking Police and Army personnel. During this meeting it was decided that a huge force consisting of soldiers from the Central Army, the Central Reserve Police Force, the National Guard and the Border Security Force should be assembled and dispatched in an attempt to either arrest or kill Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal and his Singhs. This operation was given the name “Vadi Padhar” and was sanctioned by the Indian government.
The Villagers Plea As the armored vehicles and trucks of the Indian Army began to appear, villagers left what they were doing and rushed to the village where Bhai Seetal Singh and his Singhs were. In a collective voice they told Bhai Sahib that a huge force of soldiers and police were coming and that he along with his Singhs should leave immediately so that they wouldn’t fall into the hands of the tyrannical oppressors. Leaving the village but not the battlefield
But how could this lion of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj leave the battlefield? Bhai Sahib and his Singhs performed an ardas and decided to stay and exchange bullets with the collective might of the Indian Armed Forces. As soon as this decision was reached by the Singhs they picked up their weapons and began to walk away from the village they were staying at to a nearby open field. Many villagers were puzzled by this action and as a consequence they asked the Singhs what they were doing. Bhai Seetal Singh Ji explained to the villagers that as soon as the Indian Armed Forces arrived they would begin shooting at any person who possessed the disguise of a Sikh. The Indian security forces had done this time and time again and in this way they had managed to kill tens of thousands of innocent Sikhs in fake encounters.
Even though the decision to leave the village meant that the lions of Guru Sahib would have to starve for days on end they left with a smile on their face. These beautiful Singhs didn’t have any desires of their own. It didn’t matter how long they had to go without food, or how much pain they had to endure or how much blood they had to spill, so long as no innocent person was hurt and the Kesri Nishan sahib was kept flying that’s all that mattered to them.
The Indian Armed Forces arrive As this was happening the Indian Armed Forces began to sift through the fields of Punjab in an attempt to capture these lethal lions who had been wreaking such havoc amongst their ranks. On the 11th of September 1991 the armored units of the Indian army finally reached the outskirts of the fields in which the Singhs had been living for the past few days. Bhai Tarsem Singh, Bhai Gurdial Singh, Bhai Gurmukh Singh and Bhai Gurnam Singh stood along Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal as they embraced each other and readied one another for their marriage party and for their journey back home to the feet of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj. The battle begins - The quiet before the storm
On that particular morning the Singhs were at Bolowali village in Majitha. They were sat next to the field motor of Sardar Santokh Singh Ji. It had been 14 hours since the last time they had eaten any food. At 9am as the Singhs were testing their weapons, the daughter of Sardar Santokh Singh Ji came to the field motor with food for the Singhs. The Singhs seeing their sister do this sewa were extremely happy. They put their weapons to one side and started to do an ardas to Maharaj to thank him for the food they were about to eat.
As soon as the ardas had finished, Bibi Ji glanced over the fields of oranges and caught sight of several armored vehicles and jeeps with machine guns mounted on top. The Singhs looked at their sister’s face and they immediately knew something was wrong. Before eating a morsel of food the lions of Guru Sahib stood up and saw the same scene, which Bibi Ji was looking at. They knew that the Indian Armed Forces would be within shooting distance soon. As a result of this the Singhs quickly told their sister to go back to her house as they left their food and picked up their weapons.
Hindustani Terrorists
As Bibi Ji ran through the fields back to her house she was caught by the Indian Army. They began to question her about what she was doing and where she was going. The shameless Indian Armed Forces began to harass this daughter of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj. The Singhs could bear all the pain in the world but they could not bear the pain of seeing their sister being disrespected in this way. As a consequence of this a hail of bullets started to fly through the Hindustani Terrorists who had dared to insult the daughter of Guru Sahib.
The Singh’s response
The ‘brave’ armed forces of Hindustan began to fear for their lives as they saw their comrades dropping to the floor under the fire of Bhai Seetal Singh Ji’s Dragnov Rifle.
The commanders of the Indian Army recognized the sound of Bhai Sahib’s Draganov (standard, deadly accurate, Russian sniper issue) Rifle and they immediately radioed their superiors to inform them that they had found Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal and that they would require reinforcements as they were coming under very heavy fire. On hearing of this news officials in Delhi began to celebrate and they quickly sanctioned the release of more soldiers and armored vehicles, which were deployed to Bolowali in an effort to turn the tide. No Fear
Despite sending hundreds of soldiers to face Dharam Raj, these five Singhs of Guru Sahib began to notice that they were being encircled by the Indian Armed Forces, as bullets were now beginning to fly in all directions.
Rather than becoming disheartened the lions of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj began to smile even more as they saw martyrdom close in on them. In fact before this battle began to rage the Singhs did bhangra and made many jokes about it. These lions had no fear of death, it didn’t matter if they died today or tomorrow, they had already cut off their heads and placed them at the feet of Guru Sahib. Gambeer Seeta
Bhai Gurmukh Singh Bagga would often say, in a joking manner to his brothers, “Sada Naal Muqabla Vich Dushmana Nu Gambeer Seeta Bhugtne Pehnge”. Bhai Sahib repeated this phrase so often that his brothers in arms began to call him, “Gambeer Seeta”.
Sava Lakh Se Ek Ladaunn, Tabai Gobind Singh Nam Kahaun One important point to note is that during this particular battle Bhai Sahib and his Singhs had one Draganov rifle, one GPM rifle, and three AK47 rifles between them along with a few rounds of ammunition. With these limited weapons and ammunition the five hungry Singhs of Guru Gobind Singh Ji started to fight the combined might of the Indian Armed Forces who had amassed over 12,000 men. Some villagers who witnessed this unique battle say that when Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal would press the trigger on his Draganov rifle all that would remain were dead Indian soldiers, whose blood painted the fields red. Hour after hour ambulance sirens would be heard taking the dead and injured back to the city hospital. After a while the Indian Armed Forces began to think that it was they who were outnumbered and outgunned. Not in their wildest dreams could they have imagined that it was only 5 Singhs who were holding them and pushing them back towards Delhi. The Indian Armed Forces retreat
In an attempt to save their soldiers from what had become a killing ground, the commanders of the Indian Army ordered their troops to take defensive positions under the cover of fields, which were over 7 feet high.
As the Singhs saw the Indian soldiers retreating they decided to break up. One by one they would make their way into the fields which the soldiers had taken cover in. When they caught sight of troops belonging to the Indian Armed Forces they would let out a burst of fire whilst bellowing Jaikara. After killing a dozen soldiers in this way they would then turn around and head back to their place. An announcement by the Indian Army and the Singhs' reply
After hundreds of thousands of bullets had been fired the Indian Army began to think that most of the Singhs that they were fighting against were dead or injured. As a consequence of this a loudspeaker system was brought on to the battlefield. The chief commander of the Indian Armed Forces then began to speak. In his announcement he asked the Singhs to lay down their weapons and to come out. As he was making this announcement the Singhs began to increase the intensity of their fire. Every time such an announcement was made, the lions of Guru Sahib would respond with a rain of bullets.
The Bombardment Begins
The Commanders of the Indian Army then authorized the use of mortar shells and bombs, which began to be lobbed on what they thought, were the Singhs positions. Despite hundreds of bombs being launched at the Singhs, the rain of bullets did not stop. The soldiers of the Indian Army who were ordered to take up offensive positions refused to do so. They told their commanding officers that as soon as they stepped foot on to the battlefield, they would be cut to pieces like so many of their fallen comrades.
The commanders who had authorized the use of mortar shells and bombs were shocked that despite such heavy bombardment the Singhs continued to rain down bullets as the army continued to lose more and more men. After several meetings the officers came to the conclusion that the Singhs must have underground bunkers, which they were hiding in as the bombardment was taking place. These Commanders who had fought in many wars and had undergone lots of training in warfare did not know that Singhs fight like lions in the jungle without any fear. They did not know that these lions didn’t need any bunkers to protect them as they already had the biggest protection of all provided by their king, Dhan Dhan Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj. Bulletproof Tractors
After many hours of bombardment the Indian Army commanders decided to bring in bulletproof tractors. When Bhai Seetal Singh Ji saw one of these tractors coming towards him he immediately opened fire towards the doors of the tractor.
Bhai Sahib was such a good marksman that most of the bullets he fired hit the hinges which held the doors in place. After a few minutes Bhai Sahib managed to remove both doors from either side of the tractor. When this happened the CRP soldiers who were inside the tractor began to scream as they quickly retreated. As they reversed the Singhs showered the tractor with bullets until it had gone past their firing range. In this way, Bhai Seetal Singh managed to neutralize three other, not so, bulletproof tractors. These tractors came under such heavy fire from the Singhs that they caught on fire and exploded. The Punjab Police used to claim that these tractors could kill Chador when it came in range and that they could not be stopped. In their eyes the tractors were indestructible.
Darkness sets in
As the fields were being painted red with the blood of Indian Soldiers the sun began to set. In a few minutes darkness spread everywhere and the battlefield only saw flickers of light as bullets continued to cut through the air. The Indian Armed Forces did not know where to shoot anymore; they began to fire in all directions with little success. In an attempt to find the Singhs who were still cutting down any soldier who dared to step on the battlefield, the Indian Army began to fire chemical bombs into the air which were made to light up the sky. Whenever such a bomb flew into the sky within a few seconds it would come crashing down due to the fire of Bhai Seetal Singh Ji’s Draganov Rifle.
The Indian Government was becoming increasingly frustrated at the army’s inability to crush the resistance of what they thought was a group of a hundred Dasmesh Regiment fighters. The government had placed all the legions in Northern India at the disposal of the Indian Commanders who were involved in this ‘anti terrorism operation’, and yet for every bullet which was fired towards the Khalsa ten would come back. The Khalsa’s Reinforcements Arrive
The Indian Army was not the only side that could call on reinforcements. As news spread from one village to the next about the 5 brave hearts of Punjab who were holding and repelling the army of Delhi tears of happiness began to fall from the eyes of other Jhujaroo Singhs. These Singhs performed an ardas in front of Guru Sahib and taking his name on their lips and his weapons in their arms they headed in the direction of the battlefield to fight alongside their brothers.
The Regiment Singh’s of Bhai Kulwant Singh Ji and the Tiger Force Singh’s of Bhai Hardev Singh Ji and Bhai Balwinder Singh Ji surrounded the same Indian troops who had encircled the five lions of Guru Sahib. In this way battles began to rage on four separate fronts as Indian troops fell to the floor under the constant fire of the Khalsa’s bullets. As this was happening Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji Manochahal, general of the Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan arrived at the village Oudoka where he joined the Singhs in all out war. Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Pappu and his Singh’s also joined in the Khalsa’s fight as they broke through the cordon of the Indian troops. Upon seeing Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Pappu return to help his brother the local villager’s spirits began to soar with love and pride. The Indian Generals became worried that the local villagers may join the Jhujaroo Singh’s who were helping Bhai Seetal Singh Ji. As a consequence of this they spread a rumor that Bhai Seetal Singh Ji Mattewal and his Singhs had escaped and left the battlefield. 3 soldiers of Khalistan return home
When morning broke the Indian Commanders began to see the devastating results of exchanging bullets with the Khalsa. The once green battlefield had become a mass graveyard of Indian troops as the stench of blood and death filled the air.
Reports began to flood Delhi as Indian Commanders demanded the release for the first time of Vijayanta main battalion tanks in addition to other armored reinforcement units. As the sun rose, the cover of darkness deserted the Singhs and the Indian Gatling guns began to spray so many bullets into the air that it looked like a dark cloud had descended on Bhai Tarsem Singh, Bhai Gurdial Singh and Bhai Gurmukh Singh. Without any fear these brave beloved sons of Guru Sahib drank the nectar of martyrdom. The last stand
After Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal saw his brothers in arms kiss the noose of death, he stopped firing his Draganov rifle. Bhai Sahib decided to wait for the Indian Armed Forces to come and pick up their dead and injured. As the Indian Army began to do this Bhai Seetal Singh Ji and Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji sat in the fields where they did a final ardas to Maharaj. They knew the end was near. When the Singhs finished their ardas Jaikara began to bellow through the skies. Upon hearing the thunderous voices of these two brave hearts of Punjab the Indian Army directed their assault and fire towards the fields the Jaikara were coming from. As bullets began to fly once again, the Jaikaras continued. The Indian Commanders knew that the Singhs had almost run out of ammunition. As a consequence of this another bulletproof tractor was readied and sent onto the battlefield.
Upon seeing the tractor approaching, Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji who was badly injured ran out of the fields he had taken cover in as he let loose with his AK47 rifle. On seeing this Singh of Guru Sahib make his final stand, even the commanders of the Indian Army stood in awe. Shaheedi
In the end Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji ran out of bullets. This Singh had terrorized the Indian Army so much that even as he stood in the battlefield without any ammunition the soldiers were too scared to approach him. It was only after the ‘brave’ soldiers of Hindustan had made sure that Bhai Sahib posed no threat to them, that they mustered the courage to apprehend this Saint-soldier. In a shameful ploy to kill Bhai Seetal Singh Ji, the Indian Army used the fatally wounded Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji as a human shield. As Bhai Sahib watched his brother in arms walk on the battlefield with Indian soldiers hiding behind him, he knew that if he began to shoot, Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji would be injured in the cross fire. The Indian Army took full advantage of this beautiful love between brothers as they riddled Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal chest with hundreds of bullets.
As Bhai Sahib began to make his final journey back to the home of his king he shouted out, ‘Khalistan Zindabaad’, one last time.
The Aftermath
After this battle in which thousands of Indian Soldiers were sent to the court of Dharam Raj, the Indian Armed Forces sent a group of soldiers to Bhai Seetal Singh Ji’s house. When the soldiers reached Bhai Sahib’s house they found Bhai Sahib’s two younger brothers, Bhai Amrik Singh and Bhai Darshan Singh, along with Bhai Sahib’s wife, Bibi Narinder Kaur.
All three Gursikhs were beaten up before they were arrested. They were then taken to a police detention center, where only Guru Sahib knows what was done to them. These beloved Sikhs of Guru Sahib were never seen again as they took their place at the feet of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj. Bhai Sahib’s two young sons were given to his younger brother’s widow who still looks after them to this day.
Shaheed Singhs

• Shaheed Bhai Seetal Singh Mattewal
• Shaheed Bhai Tarsem Singh
• Shaheed Bhai Gurdial Singh
• Shaheed Bhai Gurmukh Singh
• Shaheed Bhai Gurnam Singh

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Hans Kalan Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


In an encounter near Hans Kalan village in Jagraon subdivision of Ludhiana district on May 17, 1991, one Singh was martyred a few hours after he had surrendered to the police in presence of several persons in broad day light. A little earlier, five other Jhujaroo Singhs along with him fought nearly 300 police and CRPF personnel before being killed in a brave encounter. In this encounter, at least half-a-dozen security men died and more than a dozen injured. The Khalistan Liberation Force (Budhsinghwala) also made an identical claim as reported by me.
The five martyred in the encounter on side of the Khadku were identified as Shaheed Darspreet Singh Roomy, Shaheed Sukhwinder Singh Kalajhande, Shaheed Hardeep Singh Rimpy, Shaheed Rupinder Singh Khalsa and Shaheed Mohan Singh Sheikhapura of the Khalistan Liberation Force and the Khalistan Commando Force.
The sixth, who surrendered before the police and was subsequently killed, was KCF (Panjwar) Jhujaroo, Kush Karanjot (Honey) Singh. Amar Singh Chachrali and several others, who were working in their agricultural fields, saw the sixth militant, Khush Karanjot Singh surrender to the police following the killings of his companions in the fierce encounter which lasted over four hours.
The eyewitnesses to the surrender were also rounded up for a while. Khush Karanjot Singh, only a boy, was mercilessly beaten up with rifle butts in the eyewitness’s presence. Their account revealed that the boy was taken away in a jeep. After about two hours at 6 PM, the police jeep came back with the boy, who was told to run. As soon as the boy got out of the jeep, he was fired upon and fell down.
Mukhtiar Chand (S.P. Operations), who led the security forces, gave a story to the press that six militants had been killed in the encounter.
Martyred Sikhs
The six martyred Sikhs were:

• Shaheed Bhai Darspreet Singh Roomy
• Shaheed Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Kalajhande
• Shaheed Bhai Hardeep Singh Rimpy
• Shaheed Bhai Rupinder Singh Khalsa
• Shaheed Bhai Mohan Singh Sheikhapura
• Shaheed Bhai Kush Karanjot Singh alias Honey

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Manochahal Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal had gone to meet his family and was to spend the night in a small hut in the fields when someone informed the police. Baba Ji and his brother Bhai Mahinder Singh were asleep when the police party surrounded the hut. The head of the police party knocked on the door and shouted for Baba Manochahal to surrender. Baba Manochahal knew that the situation was dire and decided to buy some time. He demanded that the village head (sarpanch) be summoned and only then would he come out.
The police brought the sarpanch and when the sarpanch went to speak with Baba Gurbachan Singh, he tried to explain that the hut was completely surrounded. The Police again demanded that Baba jee open the door. The sarpanch was asked to stand aside. Baba jee then yelled from inside, “Give me a flashlight!” The police were confused and asked “Why do you need it?” Baba jee replied, “We’ve locked the door from the inside and need it so we can see the lock!” The police passed a torch through the space under the door. Baba jee and his brother armed their assault rifles and set them on “burst”. Baba jee threw open the door and began to fire. The CRPF officer at the door fell immediately and the others also came under fire. The Bihari officers began to run in all directions, screaming “Run! They’re going to kill us!”
Baba jee and his brother jumped over the officers who were still lying in position. A Punjab Police officer tried to tackle Baba jee as he was running but also failed. Baba jee had wreaked havoc on the police and escaped. One officer thought Baba jee was chasing him and for kilometers ran in front of Baba jee. Baba Gurbachan Singh did not harm the poor police officer and let him go.


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Rataul Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


One of the most famous battles in the history of the modern Sikh Movement took place in the village of Rataul. Baba Manochahal and some companions were staying in this village when it was cordoned off by the police. One Singh was resting a house, different than the one being used by Baba Manochahal, when the police entered. The Singh entered an underground bunker. The police became suspicious since a set of muddy foot prints could be seen leading to a corner and then mysteriously disappeared. When they went to the corner and moved a drum of flour, the entrance to the bunker became visible. Right away, the Singh inside opened fire and dropped the entire group. The cowardly Indians began to run in different directions and the Singh managed to escape from that house. Word was sent to Baba Manochahal that the village was surrounded and he should escape. Baba jee along with his body guard broke the cordon and escaped.

Inside the village, 7 Singhs gathered at a house where they had made a concrete bunker. They had decided to show the police what a real encounter was like. The army along with police divisions from Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Batala surrounded the area. The Singhs were well armed and had sniper rifles as well.
A DIG of the police was trying to lead his men and give them courage to fight when the Singhs shot him dead. The loss of such a high ranking officer demoralized the already scared troops. The Singhs continued to bellow Jaikara from inside the bunker as they fought. Police officers attempted to pick up the body, but each time were forced to retreat under fire. The body lying there continued to demoralize them.
The Singhs fought for a total of 72 hours. The Security forces had lost so many men that it could no longer stand to fight anymore. They ordered a helicopter and had the bunker bombed. The seven Singhs were all Shaheed but showed they showed the world that Guru Gobind Singh’s words “Sava lakh say ek laraaoo(n)” are still true.
Shaheeds
The seven shaheeds were:

• Shaheed Devinder Singh alias Harjinder Singh Pehlwan
• Shaheed Lakhwinder Singh Lakha
• Shaheed Jagtar Singh Bhorsi
• Shaheed Lakhwinder Singh Mughalchak
• Shaheed Kala Singh Walipur
• Pehlwan’s uncle Chacha Fauji
• Shaheed Shinder Singh Jammu.

The eighth killed by the security forces was Mazhbi Hazara Singh (about 80), a handicapped old man who had nothing to do with militancy.


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Haripur Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


On Monday May 10, 1987, Bhai Gurpal Singh had found out that another prominent Singh in the Movement, Bhai Jarnail Singh Halwara, the assassin of Harchand Singh Longowal, had cut his kes in order to conceal his identity. Bhai Sahib was firmly against compromising Sikhi to save one’s life. He decided he would go meet with Bhai Jarnail Singh and encourage him to keep his kes again and get accept the punishment from Panj Pyare at the next possible amrit sanchar. Even in the thick of battle, with the Indian Security Forces hot on his trail, Bhai Gurpal Singh was willing to take a risk to help a fallen brother on the Path of Sikhi.
Bhai Gurpal Singh and another Singh met Bhai Jarnail Singh at village Haripur in Sangrur. They had a long discussion and decided to spend the night at a small hut in the fields. Somehow the Security Forces received word that these most wanted Singhs were in the area. Bhai Gurpal Singh had risen for amrit vela when at 4am, the hut was surrounded. The two Singhs herd a scuffle outside and immediately knew what was happening, they locked the doors and took machine guns with them and made their way out the back door. There they were met with heavy resistance by the CRPF. The two Singhs fought like true Khalsa warriors and killed dozens of CRPF and policemen. Both Singhs suffered multiple bullet wounds and attained Shaheedi. Bhai Gurpal Singh took the bullets in his chest and did not run. When he fell, Guru Sahib did one final kirpa on his Shaheed: Bhai Gurpal Singh’s head rested on an elevated water canal. Even in death, Guru Sahib did not let his Singh’s head bow before the enemy. Bhai Gurpal Singh jee was only 19 years of age at the time of Shaheedi!


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Mari Butchian Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


On early morning of 8th April 1990, at village Mari Butchain near Sri Hargobindpur, police and border security force's surrounded the house were Bhai Jugraj singh Toofan was staying for the night. And the encounter started. On this day, Jugraj Singh was sick and a trusted person offered to go to the city to fetch some medicine for him. When Jugraj Singh started to use his AK 94 (rifle), he found out that the firing pin was missing.
Jugraj Singh then realized that the trusted person, the medicine retriever, was not so trusted a person after all. Having the thought that the police might fall upon the home of his innocent hosts at any moment, he and his four fellow Singhs fled the home immediately, heading for the cover of the nearby field of sugar cane. The house and family members were spared from an attack on the home or subsequent torture of their hosts.
As Guru Gobing Singh and the other Sikhs who escaped Chamkaur that fateful night, so long ago, the five Singhs, knowing that their best chance to live, to escape, to fight another day — separated with three of the Singh's going to one side, while Jugraj Singh and Bakshish Singh went the other way.
Somehow they had to let the combined forces of their pursuers, who they could now see approaching, know that they were no longer in the house, so it’s probably safe to say that they didn't make a clap, but more likely yelled or open fire to draw the fire of the Police upon themselves.
With bullets now flying into and, in several directions, from the field, Jugraj Singh was hit by a bullet which probably shattered a bone in his leg, making it impossible for him to walk. He called out to his brother in arms, Bhai Bakshish, asking him to leave him and make his escape, but Bakshish refused to, grabbing his wounded companion, Bhai Bakshish Singh hoisted Jugraj to his shoulders. They managed to reach a nearby tractor. Luckily the tractor started, but as they tried to escape, the tractor got stuck in the muddy field where they were then peppered with more bullets from the Police.
Jugraj Singh was martyred clinging to the tractor, Bakshish Singh managed to take cover behind some nearby houses where he continued the fight till his ammunition ran out. He later died of his wounds inflicted by the enemies' bullets.
The three other Singh's, including Bhai Baljit Singh and Bhai Piara Singh, were able to escape from the gun battle and lived to carry the fight for freedom, for Khalistan to another day.

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Sarhali Bridge Encounter - Battles of the Khalistan Movement


Shiv Singh was the Thanedar of village Chola Sahib in the Tarn Taran area. Although he looked like a Sikh, Chhiboo was passionately opposed to the Sikh movement and the people became to call him Chhiboo Ram. Chhiboo was from a backward class and in his newfound position of authority, took special pleasure in intimidating others. He was known as the most foulmouthed police officer in Punjab and did not care about anyone's honour, age or position. If someone rang their bicycle's bell or the horn of a truck or car in the village bazaar, Chhiboo would slap them and release a barrage of foul curses.
The villagers in the area all were fans of Bhai Avtar Singh and talked amongst themselves about Brahma's courage and ability. Many used to say that it would be a good day when Brahma finally met Chhiboo Ram and punished him for his crimes. Bhai Avtar Singh had heard about Chhiboo but said that he should be allowed to enjoy his power for awhile since he was after all from a socially low class.
Chhiboo used to tell him men to be on the lookout for Bhai Avtar Singh and boasted that by killing such a wanted terrorist, he would be promoted to Captain by Rebeiro.
One day, Thanedar Chhiboo Ram was sitting in a tea stall with other police officers when he began to abuse them. He said, 'You bastards…you're a bunch of donkeys. You can't even get a clue about Brahma?' A policeman replied, 'Sir, people are crazy about Brahma, no one gives any information about him.'
Chhiboo replied, 'You idiots, let the villagers make their own alcohol (an illegal act) and don't interfere. Offer them bribes and tell them they can enjoy life if they have Brahma killed. Just watch how fast they take our little Brahmee and present him to us. You people harass the villagers and take their money, that's why they like Brahma.'
Jathedar Durga Singh was also sitting in the tea stall at the same time, dressed in village clothing: a long kurta, chadra and a messy dastar. He overheard the policemen talking and approached them with an offer. He said, 'Sir, give this job to me. I'll quickly arrange for you to meet Brahma. You can then capture him yourselves. I want you to remember me but keep my identity a secret. I want to collect the bounty on Brahma's head for turning him in, so I don't want to be cheated either.'
Thanedar Chhiboo Ram became excited and said, 'Jatta, you let me meet Brahma and then your beard will be certain. The Police Chief will give you a letter of tribute and then you can go to any police station in Punjab and they will give you a seat of honour. The government will take care of your every need for the rest of your life.'
The Jatt got up from his seat and promised to arrange the meeting soon. As he left, Chhiboo Ram was dreaming of the stars that would appear on his arm if he was successful in killing Brahma. He would become nothing less than a DSP.
Jathedar Durga Singh returned to the hideout where Bhai Avtar Singh and the other Singhs were staying and announced, 'Today I promised to give Thanedar Shiv Singh Chhiboo the darshan of Jathedar Avtar Singh Brahma. Singho, get ready because Chhiboo is very anxious to meet Bhai Brahma.'
Preparing for the Encounter
Bhai Avtar Singh changed into a kurta pajama and tied a regular dastar. He picked a team of Singhs to join him for his 'meeting'. The Singhs that would come with him were Jathedar Bohar Singh, Bhai Pipal Singh, Bhai Gurdev Singh Osmanwala, Bhai Gurdeep Singh Vakeel and Bhai Karnail Singh DC. The Singhs devised their plan and moved out.
Bhai Surinder Singh Shinda went to the police station and asked to meet with Chhiboo Ram. He told the Thanedar that he had been sent by the person he had met at the tea stall. He said that Brahma Nihang was on the road to Sarhali and it seemed that he had no weapons on him. Surinder Singh explained to Chhiboo Ram that the person he met at the tea stall would meet him on the road and point Brahma out to him. Bhai Surinder Singh also explained that this was a great opportunity since it wouldn't require many police officers to catch a defenseless Brahma.
The Encounter
Chhiboo Ram was jumping with joy that finally he would get Brahma and that too, he'd be empty-handed. He, along with six other policemen, commandeered a jeep and drove to Sarhali. When they reached a bridge near Sarhali, they saw in front of them Bhai Avtar Singh and Jathedar Durga Singh blocking the way. The Singhs with them were all sitting in their positions. Bhai Durga Singh motioned for the jeep to stop. He walked to the jeep and announced, 'Thanedar Sahib, before you stand see General Brahma. Take a good look. Do you like what you see?' Bhai Durga Singh then immediately ran to the side and the Singhs, with shouts of Jaikaras, opened fire on the jeep. Chhiboo Ram was riddled with bullets and the driver of the jeep was killed as well. The remaining police officers were all badly injured and the Singhs removed their arms and ammunition and made their getaway.
The next day, newspapers reported an encounter at the bridge in which the Chola Sahib Head of police, Shiv Singh had been killed along with 2 others. Four police officials were injured. The security forces surrounded the area but were unable to capture anyone. The Singhs slipped back into the swamps of the Mand.
Bhai Sahib had two sons the elder Sukhdev Singh suffered from polio and the younger one was Harpreet Singh. Bhai Sahib worked as the farming society secretary, he fulfilled his duties with all honesty.


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