Sukhdev Singh Babbar
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| Born |
Jathedar Sukhdev Singh Babbar 9 August 1955 Dhassuwal, Patti, Amritsar, India |
| Died | 9 August 1992 (aged 37) Patiala, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Sikh |
| Occupation | Head of Babbar Khalsa International |
| Parent(s) | Jind Singh and Harnam Kaur |
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| Battles/wars | Khalistan movement (East Punjabi: ਖਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ, West Punjabi: تحریک خالستان) |
Jathedar Sukhdev Singh Babbar (Punjabi: ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਸੁਖਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੱਬਰ; 9 August 1955 − 9 August 1992) was the leader of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), an organisation active in the 1980s in the Indian state of Punjab, whose primary objective was creation of independent state for Sikhs, known as Khalistan. He founded (along with Talwinder Singh Babbar and Amarjit Kaur) and commanded BKI continuously for 14 years until he was killed in 1992.
Sukhdev Singh Babbar was born on 9 August 1955 to Jind Singh and Harnam Kaur in the village of Dassuwal, Patti, Amritsar, Punjab, India. He could study up to the middle level only. He had three brothers. His elder brother, Mehal Singh "Babbar" is also an active leader of the Babbar Khalsa International. The older brother of all three, Angrej Singh, is blind. His family owned 18 acres (73,000 m2) of land in the village of Dassuwal. The wives of Sukhdev Singh Babbar and Mehal Singh Babbar are sisters who belonged to the adjoining village of Ghariala
As per The Tribune, the day of the Nirankari-Sikh clash (April 13, 1978) was also the day when his marriage was fixed. On this day, he took the pledge to take revenge on the Nirankaris. He founded the Babbar Khalsa International along with Talwinder Singh Parmar with the objective secede from India and form the state of Khalistan for Sikhs. The first Unit of BKI was founded in Canada in 1981. This organization has presence in the United States, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland and Pakistan.Babbar Khalsa International became a major participant in Khalistan movement under his guidance and participated in hundreds of operations against Indian security forces and remained active in several Indian states.
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