Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was a Sikh militant. He was the leading figure of the Khalistan movement,although he did not personally advocate for a separate Sikh nation.
Babbar Khalsa International,better known as Babbar Khalsa,is a Sikh militant organisation that aims to create an independent Sikh nation of Khalistan in the Indian and Pakistani states of Punjab. It has used armed attacks,assassinations and bombings in aid of that goal,and is deemed to be a terrorist entity by various governments. Besides India,it operates in North America and Europe,including Scandinavia.
The Punjab Regiment is the second oldest regiment still in service in the Indian Army,and is the most senior regional infantry regiment. It was formed from the 2nd Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army in 1947 and has taken part in various battles and wars since,winning numerous honours for the same.
The Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) is a Sikh Khalistani militant organisation operating in the state of Punjab,India with prominent members based in Canada,United Kingdom and Pakistan. Its objective is the creation of a Sikh independent state of Khalistan through armed struggle. KCF is also responsible for many assassinations in India,including the 1995 assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. It is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by the Government of India.
The Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) is a Khalistani separatist militant organization based in the Indian state of Punjab. Its motive is the creation of a sovereign Sikh state called Khalistan via armed struggle. The KLF is one of the key fighting forces of the Khalistan movement. It was responsible for assassinations,abductions and military engagements with the Indian Armed Forces during the Insurgency in Punjab,India. The KLF is listed as a designated terrorist group by the Republic of India.
Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion in the Punjab region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century and opposed many traditional practices like fasting,janeu,idolatry,caste system,ascetism,azan,economic materialism,and gender discrimination.
The Rashtriya Sikh Sangat is an India-based Sikh affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Harchand Singh Longowal was the President of the Akali Dal during the Punjab insurgency of the 1980. He had signed the Punjab accord,also known as the Rajiv-Longowal Accord along with Rajiv Gandhi on 24 July 1985. The government accepted most of the demands of Akali Dal who in turn agreed to withdraw their agitation. Less than a month after signing the Punjab accord,Sant Longowal was assassinated by Gyan Singh Leel and Jarnail Singh Halvara.
The Dashmesh Regiment was a militant group,and is part of the Khalistan movement to create a Sikh homeland called Khalistan via armed struggle.
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots,also known as the 1984 Sikh massacre,was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Government estimates project that about 2,800 Sikhs were killed in Delhi and 3,350 nationwide,whilst other sources estimate the number of deaths at about 8,000–17,000.
Jind State was a princely state located in the Punjab region of north-western India. The state was 3,260 km2 (1,260 sq mi) in area and its annual income was Rs.3,000,000 in the 1940s. Jind was founded and ruled by Jat Sikh rulers of Sidhu clan.
Paramjit Singh Pamma is an activist and Sikh nationalist from the state of Punjab,India. Pamma received political asylum in the United Kingdom in September 2000 on the grounds of potential mistreatment by Indian authorities,whom he claimed had previously tortured him for his political views. He has since lived in the UK with his family.
During the years of 2016 and 2017,multiple attacks on political activists and mostly Hindu religious leaders in the northern Indian state of Punjab were perpetrated by individuals who were allegedly affiliated with the Sikh militant group Khalistan Liberation Force which is a designated terrorist group by India. Those culpable for the attacks were also arrested. The Pakistani agency ISI was allegedly held responsible by India for financing and aiding the militant acts to foment religious disturbances in the state.
Bhai Ranjit Singh Dhandrian Wala is a preacher of Sikhism.
Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) is a militant outfit of the Khalistan movement. In February 2023,it was designated as a terrorist organization by the Indian government.
On September 5,1985,at 9:20 am member of the Delhi Metropolitan Council,close associate of Sanjay Gandhi,and Congress leader Arjun Dass was assassinated by 3 Sikhs in Delhi. The assassins were Harjinder Singh Jinda,Sukhdev Singh Sukha,and another member of Jinda's group. They killed Dass in revenge for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Along with Arjun Dass his bodyguard,a constable,was killed and 6 others were injured.
Harmeet Singh also known as PhD or Happy was the 8th chief of Khalistan Liberation Force.
Harminder Singh Nihang,also known as Harminder Singh Mintoo,was a prominent Sikh militant and the 7th leader of Khalistan Liberation Force. Nihang was instrumental in reinvigorating the Khalistan Movement in the 21st Century. Nihang died in police custody.
