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'''General Labh Singh''' was a former [[Punjab Police]] officer who took command of [[Khalistan Commando Force]] from [[Manbir Singh Chaheru]] and became its Chief General/ Chief of Army staff. <ref>http://www.sikhlionz.com/martyrbhaimanbirsinghchaheru.htm </ref>. His original name was Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha Sipahi. He was considered to be an extremely intelligent person because he re-created [[Khalistan Commando Force]] with a fluid hierarchy, enabling it to accommodate any potential setbacks. He was the undisputed head of this force, until his death. He appointed half a dozen Lieutenant Generals, each independent of each other, with each of them having Area Commanders. As such, the death of a Lieutenant General for example would result in the promotion of an Area Commander. After his death this organisation was headed by Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind. After Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind's killing, Paramjeet Singh Panjwar became the General of his organisation, and he is so till date.
'''General Labh Singh''' was a former [[Punjab Police]] officer who took command of [[Khalistan Commando Force]] from [[Manbir Singh Chaheru]] and became its Chief General/ Chief of Army staff. <ref>http://www.sikhlionz.com/martyrbhaimanbirsinghchaheru.htm </ref>. His original name was Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha Sipahi. He was considered to be an extremely intelligent person because he re-created [[Khalistan Commando Force]] with a fluid hierarchy, enabling it to accommodate any potential setbacks. He was the undisputed head of this force, until his death. He appointed half a dozen Lieutenant Generals, each independent of each other, with each of them having Area Commanders. As such, the death of a Lieutenant General for example would result in the promotion of an Area Commander. After his death this organisation was headed by Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind. After Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind's killing, Paramjeet Singh Panjwar became the General of his organisation, and he is so till date.


General Labh Singh was involved in several high profile battles with Indian Security forces including [[Operation Blue Star]]. He was involved in a daylight attack on the Director-General of the [[Punjab Police]] [[Julio Francis Ribeiro]] on October 3, 1986 inside the headquarters of Punjab Armed Police in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab, India<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020125/punjab1.htm</ref><ref>http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=4e9019ee-c9cd-4459-8a1f-e4f08238125e</ref><ref>http://www.sikhtimes.com/sikhism_timeline.html</ref>. Along with [[Harjinder Singh Jinda]], [[Sukhdev Singh Sukha]] and other militants of the [[Khalistan Commando Force]], he took part in the daylight robbery of the [[Punjab National Bank]], Miller Gunj branch, [[Ludhiana]] in which more than Rs 5.70 crore (58 million rupees-$4.5 million) were looted, a part of which belonged to the [[Reserve Bank of India]], India's central bank. <ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58240583.html?dids=58240583:58240583&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Sikh+Separatists+Masquerade+as+Police+to+Stage+India's+Biggest+Bank+Robbery&pqatl=google</ref><ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3810376.html</ref> Sikh militants often robbed Indian banks to finance their campaign against the Indian government.<ref>  http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58240583.html?dids=58240583:58240583&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Sikh+Separatists+Masquerade+as+Police+to+Stage+India's+Biggest+Bank+Robbery&pqatl=google</ref>.  
General Labh Singh was involved in several high profile battles with Indian Security forces including [[Operation Blue Star]]. He was involved in a daylight attack on the Director-General of the [[Punjab Police]] [[Julio Francis Ribeiro]] on October 3, 1986 inside the headquarters of Punjab Armed Police in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab, India<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020125/punjab1.htm</ref><ref>http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=4e9019ee-c9cd-4459-8a1f-e4f08238125e</ref><ref>http://www.sikhtimes.com/sikhism_timeline.html</ref>. Along with [[Harjinder Singh Jinda]], [[Sukhdev Singh Sukha]] and other militants of the [[Khalistan Commando Force]], he took part in the daylight robbery of the [[Punjab National Bank]], Miller Gunj branch, [[Ludhiana]] in which more than Rs 5.70 crore (58 million rupees-$4.5 million) were looted, a part of which belonged to the [[Reserve Bank of India]], India's central bank. <ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58240583.html?dids=58240583:58240583&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Sikh+Separatists+Masquerade+as+Police+to+Stage+India's+Biggest+Bank+Robbery&pqatl=google</ref><ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3810376.html</ref> Sikh militants often robbed Indian banks to finance their campaign against the Indian government<ref>  http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58240583.html?dids=58240583:58240583&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Sikh+Separatists+Masquerade+as+Police+to+Stage+India's+Biggest+Bank+Robbery&pqatl=google</ref>. This bank robbery was biggest of other similar actions which Sikh militants did to weaken the government and to use Indian Money against Indian Security forces
This bank robbery was biggest of other similar actions which Sikh militants did to weaken the government and to use Indian Money against Indian Security forces


On July 12, 1988, Indian Security forces claimed that he was killed in an exchange of fire with the police near Tanda, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. (Faultlines, May 1999, vol. 1.1, p. 29, New Delhi: Institute of Conflict Management.) <ref> http://www.sikhtimes.com/sikhism_timeline.html </ref>
On July 12, 1988, Indian Security forces claimed that he was killed in an exchange of fire with the police near Tanda, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. (Faultlines, May 1999, vol. 1.1, p. 29, New Delhi: Institute of Conflict Management.) <ref> http://www.sikhtimes.com/sikhism_timeline.html </ref>

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General Labh Singh was a former Punjab Police officer who took command of Khalistan Commando Force from Manbir Singh Chaheru and became its Chief General/ Chief of Army staff. [1]. His original name was Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha Sipahi. He was considered to be an extremely intelligent person because he re-created Khalistan Commando Force with a fluid hierarchy, enabling it to accommodate any potential setbacks. He was the undisputed head of this force, until his death. He appointed half a dozen Lieutenant Generals, each independent of each other, with each of them having Area Commanders. As such, the death of a Lieutenant General for example would result in the promotion of an Area Commander. After his death this organisation was headed by Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind. After Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind's killing, Paramjeet Singh Panjwar became the General of his organisation, and he is so till date.

General Labh Singh was involved in several high profile battles with Indian Security forces including Operation Blue Star. He was involved in a daylight attack on the Director-General of the Punjab Police Julio Francis Ribeiro on October 3, 1986 inside the headquarters of Punjab Armed Police in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab, India[2][3][4]. Along with Harjinder Singh Jinda, Sukhdev Singh Sukha and other militants of the Khalistan Commando Force, he took part in the daylight robbery of the Punjab National Bank, Miller Gunj branch, Ludhiana in which more than Rs 5.70 crore (58 million rupees-$4.5 million) were looted, a part of which belonged to the Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank. [5][6] Sikh militants often robbed Indian banks to finance their campaign against the Indian government[7]. This bank robbery was biggest of other similar actions which Sikh militants did to weaken the government and to use Indian Money against Indian Security forces

On July 12, 1988, Indian Security forces claimed that he was killed in an exchange of fire with the police near Tanda, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. (Faultlines, May 1999, vol. 1.1, p. 29, New Delhi: Institute of Conflict Management.) [8]

He was born in 1952 at the house of Mr Puran Singh and Mrs Kulwant Kaur in the village of Panjwar, District Amritsar, Punjab, India. He married Bibi Davinder Kaur as per Sikh marriage ceremony, i.e. Anand Karaj in the year of 1980. He had two sons Rajashwar Singh and Pardeep Singh. He left Punjab Police in the year 1983 to join Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. During Operation Blue Star, he fought alongside other Sikh militants against Indian Army and was arrested afterwards. He was sent to Jodhpur Jail in state of Rajasthan where he spent two years without any trial. Finally, Sikh millitant leader Manbir Singh Chaheru got him released after attacking indian security forces in District courts, Jallandhar, Punjab, India. His entire family had to migrate to Canada after his killing. His father-in-law lived in his abandoned house after his death for a while. However, he committed suicide by jumping himself before a train after he was ‘mercilessly’ beaten up by the Punjab Police. [9] [10]

References

  1. ^ http://www.sikhlionz.com/martyrbhaimanbirsinghchaheru.htm
  2. ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020125/punjab1.htm
  3. ^ http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=4e9019ee-c9cd-4459-8a1f-e4f08238125e
  4. ^ http://www.sikhtimes.com/sikhism_timeline.html
  5. ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58240583.html?dids=58240583:58240583&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Sikh+Separatists+Masquerade+as+Police+to+Stage+India's+Biggest+Bank+Robbery&pqatl=google
  6. ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3810376.html
  7. ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58240583.html?dids=58240583:58240583&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Sikh+Separatists+Masquerade+as+Police+to+Stage+India's+Biggest+Bank+Robbery&pqatl=google
  8. ^ http://www.sikhtimes.com/sikhism_timeline.html
  9. ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010309/main7.htm
  10. ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020125/punjab1.htm
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