List of actions by Major Singh Johal

The following is a list of actions by Major Singh Johal, a militant of the Khalistan Liberation Force.

Background

Major Singh Johal was born March 30, 1970. He was just 14 years old when Operation Blue Star happened. but vowed to get revenge for it. He began associating himself with Khalistan Liberation Force members and would join in 1988. Johal also took amrit. Johal initially would continue his education as a member, but would eventually leave and abandon his B.A. Johal would do many actions under KLF. Johal would be abducted by police, at a checkpoint, on May 13, 1991, and was killed in an extrajudicial execution the next day. Though police claimed he committed suicide. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Major Singh Johal launched frequent attacks on the bases of security forces. One reason was retaliation for crimes committed at Brahmpura by security forces, notably by the CRPF. The crimes included: the breaking of people's homes, burning of the Guru Granth Sahib, shooting at the Guru Granth Sahib, beating the elderly Sarpanch, as well as rape and molestation of girls. KLF's chief Avtar Singh Brahma vowed to bring renege for this. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Involved in nearly all of Major Singh Johal's actions are Anar Singh Para, Gurdeep Singh Vakeel, Harbhajan Singh Mand, Nihsan Singh Makhoo,

Location	Combatants		Losses		Description	Result	Sources
	Sikh	Enemy	Sikhs	Enemy
Lakhna Thapa	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Punjab Police	None	Police outpost destroyed	Major Singh Johal and Anae Singh Para attacked and destroyed a police outpost.	Sikh Victory	[9] [10] [11]
Lakhna Kalan	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Home Guards	None	Home Guards base destroyed	KLF members led by Major Singh Johal and Anar Singh Para attacked a Home Guard base with grenades. The Home Guard base was captured by Johal and eventually destroyed by him.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [10] [11]
Gandivind	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	CRPF headquarters destroyed	Johal and 4 others attacked the CRPF headquarters in Gandivind, and destroyed it.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Gandivind Sara	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	CRPF base destroyed	Johal attacked a CRPF base and blew it up.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Karoonwale	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Indian Army	Heavy	None	KLF deputy chief Balwinder Singh, Major Singh Johal, and many more KLF members have an encounter with the Indian army. Deputy Chief of KLF is killed, and many others as well. Johal manages to survive.	India Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12]
Shabazpur [ disambiguation needed ]	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	CRPF base blown up Many CRPF killed	Major Singh Johal and other KLF members attack a CRPF base with rockets, destroying it and killing many.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [13]
Bhagwanpur	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	CRPF base destroyed	Major Singh Johal and other KLF members attack a CRPF base and blow it up.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Ladhoo	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Indian Army	5 KLF men killed	Unknown	Major Singh Johal and other KLF members have a fierce encounter with the Indian army. Johal manages to survive, but 5 KLF members are killed.	India Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Bhura Kona	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Border Security Force	None	2 BSF vehicles destroyed 9 BSF men killed 7 BSF men wounded	Major Singh Johal and other KLF members attacked 2 BSF vehicles that were patrolling. 9 BSF men were killed and 7 were wounded.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12] [14]
Thatti	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Border Security Force	None	4 BSF men killed (Claimed by Sikh. Refuted by government)	Johal and other KLF members attacked a drain guarded by the BSF. 4 BSF men were killed.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [15]
Lauka	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Punjab Police	None	Police jeep destroyed	Major Singh Johal attacked a police jeep and blew it with a bomb.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Dubli	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force Punjab Police	None	CRPF checkpoint destroyed 1 police bus destroyed 1 police car destroyed 19 CRPF jawan killed 1 Deputy Superintendent of Police killed 1 CRPF jawan wounded	Johal and others attacked a CRPF checkpoint. They destroyed a CRPF bus and car. They killed 19 CRPF jawans and injured 1. 1 Deputy Superintendent of Police was also killed.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Kalian Sakthar	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Punjab Police	None	Police station damaged	Johal attacked a police station with a RPG.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Manochahal	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Indian Army	None	17 soldiers killed in attack (9 according to Ajit)	Major Singh Johal and others attacked an Indian army outpost, and killed 9-17 soldiers.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [16]
Khem Karan	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Border Security Force	None	5 BSF soldiers killed	Major Singh Johal, Gurdeep Singh Vakeel, and others attacked a BSF headquarter.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12]
Saroovala	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Border Security Force	None	Unknown	Johal ambushed a force of the BSF.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Kachha Pakka	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	2 CRPF buses burned 11 CRPF jawans killed	Gurdeep Singh Vakeel, Harbhajan Singh Mand, Anar Singh Para, and Major Singh Johal attacked a CRPF station with grenades, pistols and RPGs.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12]
Jhabale	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	1 CRPF jeep destroyed 3 CRPF soldiers killed	Grenade attack on Jhabale station by Johal and others.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Sarhali	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	1 Deputy Superintendent of Police wounded 5 CRPF soldiers killed (Government numbers are lower)	Gurdeep Singh Vakeel, Major Singh Johal, and others attack a CRPF station.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12] [15] [17]
Padhri	Khalistan Liberation Force	India National Security Guard	None	3 commandos killed	Gurdeep Singh Vakeel, Major Singh Johal, and others attack a group of commandos.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12]
Chandi	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Indian Army	None	2 army vehicles destroyed	Major Singh Johal blew up 2 India Army vehicles beside a river.	Sikh Victory	[9] [3] [10] [11]
Firozpur	Khalistan Liberation Force	India CID	None	1 CID officer	Major Singh Johal shot a CID officer dead.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [18]
Amarkot	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	7 CRPF soldiers killed	Major Singh Johal and others attacked a convoy of CRPF soldiers, killing 7.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Cheema	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force National Security Guard	None	5 CRPF and commandos killed 6 seriously injured	Johal and others attacked a group of CRPF soldiers and NSG commandos. 5 were killed, and 6 were seriously injured.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12]
Firozpur	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Home Guards	None	2 Home Guards killed	Major Singh Johal killed 2 Home Guards.	Sikh Victory	[9] [3] [10] [11]
Panjwar	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Indian Army Border Security Force	None	2 BSF vehicles damaged 5 soldiers killed 5 soldiers wounded	Johal and others attacked 2 BSF vehicles which were with a few Indian Army soldiers. The 2 vehicles were damaged and 5 soldiers were killed, with another 5 wounded.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Khem Karan	Khalistan Liberation Force	India Central Reserve Police Force	None	2 CRPF vehicles destroyed	Major Singh Johal blew up 2 CRPF vehicles near Khem Karan.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11]
Firozpur	Khalistan Liberation Force	Shiv Sena	None	2 Shiv Sena workers	Major Singh Johal killed 2 Shiv Sena workers, who had been accused of blasphemy.	Sikh Victory	[9] [3] [10] [11] [19]
Dibbipura	Khalistan Liberation Force	India National Security Guard	None	8 NSG commandos killed 5 NSG commandos wounded	At 10 pm Johal and others attacked NSG commandos and had a fierce encounter.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12] [20]
Dibbipura	Khalistan Liberation Force	India National Security Guard Para (Special Forces)	2 killed	20 NSG commandos wounded 8 Para commandos wounded	3 hours after the previous encounter, Johal and fellow militants were surrounded by NSG and Para Commandos. They managed to fight their way out and escape.	Sikh Victory	[2] [9] [3] [10] [11] [12] [20]

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