Manbir Singh Chaheru
| Manbir Singh Chaheru | |
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| Nickname(s) | Manbir Singh |
| Born | 1959 Village Chaheru, Kapurthala, Panjab, India |
| Died | December 1987 Punjab, India |
| Allegiance | Khalistan Commando Force |
| Years of service | 1984–1986 |
| Rank | Founder/ Commander-in-Chief |
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Manbir Singh Chaheru (also known as "General Manbir Singh Chaheru", Manvir Singh, Iqbal Singh, or Hari Singh) was a founder and first leader of the Khalistan Commando Force.
Manbir Singh was born in 1959 in the village of Chaheru, Kapurthala, Punjab. His father, Mohinder Singh, was a farmer.
Manbir Singh completed his primary education from his village school. He then moved to the home of his maternal aunt Niranjan Kaur, in the village of Kala Bakra, for his secondary education. After passing his matriculation exams, he assisted his father in agriculture for six years. He later married Ranjit Kaur.
The Nirankari-Sikh events of 1978 affected Manbir Singh. A retired army officer Giani Joginder Singh who was also son-in-law of Manbir Singh's aunt Niranjan Kaur, encouraged him to get baptised (a Sikh initiation ceremony). In 1979, Manbir Singh along with his wife and his father's younger brother, Karnail Singh, took the baptism from Sant Nihal Singh Harian Wela Wale at the Sodal Gurdwara in district of Jalandhar, Punjab.
He came in contact with Bhai Mohkam Singh, Bhai Gurbant Singh, Bhai Prem Singh and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale while attending religious classes of Damdami Taksal at the Gurdwara Gurdarshan Parkash, Mehta Chownk, district Amritsar, Punjab.
In 1981, Chaheru was arrested temporarily because of his heated arguments with a Senior Superintendent of Police of Jalandhar, Gur Iqbal Singh Bhular, when Bhular questioned Chaheru about his actions. Chaheru's uncle, Karnail Singh, got him released on bail with a personal surety that Manbir Singh would appear at Police station the next day. After this incident, Manbir Singh approached Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and moved to the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) complex where he served food in the Sikh free kitchen (Guru ka Langar). Chaheru became Bhindranwale's personal bodyguard. Police arrested his uncle Karnail Singh for Manbir Singh's failure to appear at the police station per his assurance.
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