Sukhdev Singh Sukha
| Sukhdev Singh Sukha | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sukhdev Singh |
| Nickname(s) | Sukha |
| Born | 14 August 1962 Chak N: 16 FF, Ganganagar, Rajasthan, Panjab |
| Died | 9 October 1992 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Allegiance | Khalistan Commando Force |
Sukhdev Singh Sukha was a member of the Khalistan Commando Force and one of the assassins of Arun Vaidya, the Chief of Indian army at the time of Operation Blue Star and also the architect of Operation Blue Star. He was responsible for three high-profile killings; Arjan Dass, Lalit Maken and Gen. Vaidya. He along with other members of Khalistan Commando Force (including its chief General Labh Singh) was involved in the bank robbery in Miller Gunj branch (in Ludhiana) of the Punjab National Bank in which more than Rs 57.0 million were looted.
Sukhdev Singh was born in 1962 on 14 Sawan, Wednesday, at Chak N: 11 F, Tehsil Karanpur District Ganganagar, Rajasthan. His parents, Mengha Singh Banwait and Surjeet Kaur Banwait were Sikh farmers. This Sikh family originally belonged to village Bhungarni in Hoshiarpur district. Thereafter, they relocated to Chakk 179 in the Saini Bar region of district Lyallpur in undivided Punjab. Between the years 1930 and 1933, this family once again relocated to Chak N: 11 F in district Sri Ganga Nagar of Rajasthan.
He did his early schooling from his native village and village 13 FF Manaksar. In 1983 he received his BA from Gian Joti College in Karanpur and was studying in MA English when Operation Bluestar occurred. He also left his studies and joined the Khalistan separatist movement.
Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha along with Ranjit Singh Gill gunned down Congress(I) Member of Parliament Lalit Maken on 31 July 1985, when he was moving towards his car parked across the road from his house in Kirti Nagar, New Delhi. The three assailants continued firing even as Maken ran towards his house for cover. Maken's wife Geetanjali and a visitor, Balkishan, were also caught in the firing. The assailants escaped on their Yamaha Motorcycles. Lalit Maken was considered to be involved in the killings of Sikhs during 1984 Anti-Sikh riots. In a 31-page booklet titled 'Who Are The Guilty', People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) listed 227 people who led the mobs, which killed up to 3,000 Sikhs over three days. Lalit Maken's name was third on the list. Ranjit Singh "Gill" was arrested by Interpol in New Jersey, USA on 14 May 1987, he was deported back to India in May 1997 after lengthy legal cases and was sentenced to life imprisonment on 24 February 2003.
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