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==Early life==
==Early life==


Labh Singh's original name was Sukhdev Singh and he was also known as Sukha Sipahi<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=AK6QA_WotRYC&pg=PT161&dq=general+labh+singh&ei=Rj83Sq-cM5DOlQSi97GnAQ Terrorism & It's Effects By Juan Sanchez, various]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=0nhuAAAAMAAJ&q=general+labh+singh+jarnail+singh&dq=general+labh+singh+jarnail+singh&ei=hFE3Spe1NYuwkASBrbDDBA&pgis=1 Genesis of terrorism By Satyapal Dang]</ref>. He was born in 1952 to Mr. Puran Singh and Mrs. Kulwant Kaur in the village of Panjwar, District [[Amritsar]], Punjab, India. He has one older brother, named Daljeet Singh. He had his education at Baba Buddha Sahib college.<ref>http://www.sikhfreedom.com/labh.html Biography of Labh Singh (from Khalistani POV)</ref> In 1980, he married Davinder Kaur according to [[Sikh]] rites and had two sons Rajashwar Singh and Pardeep Singh.  
Labh Singh's original name was Sukhdev Singh and he was also known as Sukha Sipahi<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=AK6QA_WotRYC&pg=PT161&dq=general+labh+singh&ei=Rj83Sq-cM5DOlQSi97GnAQ Terrorism & It's Effects By Juan Sanchez, various]</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=0nhuAAAAMAAJ&q=general+labh+singh+jarnail+singh&dq=general+labh+singh+jarnail+singh&ei=hFE3Spe1NYuwkASBrbDDBA&pgis=1 Genesis of terrorism By Satyapal Dang]</ref>. He was born in 1952 to Mr. Puran Singh and Mrs. Kulwant Kaur in the village of Panjwar, District [[Amritsar]], Punjab, India.  
 
He lived in the village of Panjwar, in Tehsil (sub-district) Patti in district [[Amritsar]]<ref name="google1">{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=WfFaSuC9EYP-lQSU_dDeAQ&id=ZiZnAAAAMAAJ&dq=labh+singh+born+panjwar&q=labh |title=The Journal of Commonwealth ... - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date=2008-06-12 |accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=F2BaSvTPOIe6kQSgpoGgBw&id=nDZuAAAAMAAJ&dq=Labh+Singh+Ludhiana+Bank&q=Labh+Singh Social and political movements by Harish K. Puri, Paramjit S. Judge, Page 391]</ref><ref name="tribuneindia2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010310/punjab1.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref> and owned 9 acres of land.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=5ppuAAAAMAAJ&q=sukha+sipahi+children&dq=sukha+sipahi+children&lr=&ei=BbpXSvXROYvUNMOzwZoH Terrorism By Gurpreet Singh, Gourav Jaswal, Page 97]</ref><ref name="google1"/>
He had one older brother, named Daljeet Singh.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=jmhDAAAAYAAJ&dq=labh+singh+brother+khalistan&lr=&ei=3nNaSruOC4L6lQSX18CSBw India Today, Page 66]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?lr=&ei=3nNaSruOC4L6lQSX18CSBw&q=labh+singh+Daljit+brother |title=labh singh Daljit brother - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-09}}
 
He had his education at Baba Buddha Sahib college.<ref>http://www.sikhfreedom.com/labh.html Biography of Labh Singh (from Khalistani POV)</ref> In 1980, he married Davinder Kaur according to [[Sikh]] rites and had two sons Rajashwar Singh and Pardeep Singh.


==Twelve years in the police==
==Twelve years in the police==

Revision as of 00:57, 21 August 2009

Sukhdev Singh (1952 - July 12, 1988), known as Labh Singh, Sukha Sipahi and General Labh Singh, was a former Punjab police officer[1] who took command of the Khalistan Commando Force after its first leader, Manbir Singh Chaheru, was arrested in 1986.[2] [3]

He was an associate of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and fought against the Indian Army during Operation Bluestar.[4] He was involved in the attack on the Director-General of the Punjab Police, Julio Francis Ribeiro. He masterminded what was then India's largest bank robbery,[5][6] taking almost Rs. 6 crore ($4.5 million) from the Punjab National Bank, Miller Gunj branch, Ludhiana.[6][7][8][9] which enabled the Khalistan Commando Force to buy weapons.[10][11]


Early life

Labh Singh's original name was Sukhdev Singh and he was also known as Sukha Sipahi[12][13]. He was born in 1952 to Mr. Puran Singh and Mrs. Kulwant Kaur in the village of Panjwar, District Amritsar, Punjab, India.

He lived in the village of Panjwar, in Tehsil (sub-district) Patti in district Amritsar[14][15][16] and owned 9 acres of land.[17][14] He had one older brother, named Daljeet Singh.[18]Cite error Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag; $2 In 1980, he married Davinder Kaur according to Sikh rites and had two sons Rajashwar Singh and Pardeep Singh.

Twelve years in the police

After finishing his education at Baba Buddha Sahib College.[19], Labh Singh joined the police force in 1971 and continued to serve the force untill he left his job 12 years later[20] in 1983. Even during his service years, he was into the Sikh faith. The story goes that one time, when his relatives had come to meet him at Bhikhiwind Thana, he beat up an alleged Sikh-hating Hindu police officer called Nanda.[21]

Association with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

In 1983, after he met Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, he left the Punjab police and joined the Sikh militant movement[22]. In May 1984, he, along with Gursewak Singh Babla[23], Gurinder Singh and Swaranjit Singh, was accused of killing Hind Samachar newspaper group editor Ramesh Chander[24] who was an outspoken critic of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and who wrote that Punjab state has become a slaughterhouse[25]. As per a phone call received at Indian news agency afterwards, “it was notified that whoever speaks or writes against Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale will be answered with bullets”[26]. During Operation Blue Star, he fought against Indian Army along with other Sikh militants[27]. Arrested by the army after the operation[28], he was sent to Jodhpur Jail where he spent two years without trial.

Association with Khalistan Commando Force

He escaped from police cutody on April 25 1986 when Sikh militant leader Manbir Singh Chaheru and his associates attacked Indian security forces that were taking him to trail in the District courts of Jalandhar, Punjab, India[29]. He along with Gurinder Singh and Swaranjit Singh, was to appear in court on charges of slaying Ramesh Chander, a leading Hindu newspaper editor. Militants freed all three prisoners. Four police officers were killed inside the District Court complex and two other officers were shot at the courtyard gate as the attackers fled. [30]. 16 other armed court guards cowered in fear. As per police statement, the sentries were too terrified to fire back. Attackers also took away three rifles and a submachine gun of the slain officers[31][32][33][34][35][36][37].

After KCF's first commander-in-chief Manbir Singh Chaheru's arrest and alleged disappearance, Labh Singh took over the leadership of Khalistan Commando Force[38][39] and re-created it 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[40]. After his death this organisation was headed by Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind. After Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind's death, Paramjeet Singh Panjwar became the General of his organisation.

He was involved in several police encounters including 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[41][42][43].

He masterminded what was at that time the largest bank robbery in Indian history netting almost 6 crore (58 million rupees-US$4.5 million) from Millar Ganj branch branch of Punjab National Bank, Ludhiana[44] a part of this stolen money belonged to the Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank.[45][7] Per Chicago Sun Times, "12 to 15 Sikh militants dressed as policemen and armed with submachine guns and rifles escaped with nearly $4.5 million in the biggest bank robbery in Indian history. Indian Police officials described it as 'a neat and clean operation' where no one was injured".[46] It was documented as “Biggest Bank Robbery” under “Curiosities and wonders” in Limca Book of Records.[47] Khalistan Commando Force members who participated in the robbery were Harjinder Singh Jinda, Mathra Singh,[48] Paramjit Singh Panjwar,[49] Satnam Singh Bawa,[50] Gurnam Singh Bundala[51] Sukhdev Singh Sukha, Daljit Singh Bittu,[52][53][54] Gursharan Singh Gamma[53][55][56] and Pritpal Singh.[57] It enabled the Khalistan Commando Force to buy sophisticated weapons[58] and AK-47 rifles.[59] Sikh militants often used bank robberies to finance their campaign against the Indian government.[6]

Labh Singh also maintained his links with Babbar Khalsa International[60]

Death and afterwards

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.)[61][62][63]. At the time of his death, he himself was wanted in connection with the murder of a dozen policemen, a newspaper editor Ramesh Chander, an attempt on the life of former Punjab Police Chief Julio Francis Ribeiro and a major Bank robbery of Ludhiana. Amritsar police Superintendent Suresh Arora declared that with his killing, police has broken the back of the KCF[64]. His entire family was forced to migrate to Canada after his death though his father-in-law stayed on in Labh Singh's house. However, he committed suicide by jumping himself before a train after he was ‘mercilessly’ beaten up by the Punjab Police[65]. The ancestral house of Sukha Sipahi, which remained abandoned for years after his killing, is occupied by his relatives now[66].

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  58. ^ {{ #if: Kumar | {{ #if: | [[|{{ #if: Kumar | Kumar{{ #if: Ram Narayan | , Ram Narayan }} | {{{author}}} }}]] | {{ #if: Kumar | Kumar{{ #if: Ram Narayan | , Ram Narayan }} | {{{author}}} }} }} }}{{ #if: Kumar | {{ #if: | ; }} }}{{ #if: | [{{{origdate}}}] | {{ #if: | {{ #if: | [{{{origmonth}}} {{{origyear}}}] | [{{{origyear}}}] }} }} }}{{ #if: 1997 | (1997) | {{ #if: | {{ #if: | ({{{month}}} {{{year}}}) | ({{{year}}}) }} }} }}{{ #if: Kumar | . }}{{ #if: | "{{ #if: | [{{{chapterurl}}} {{{chapter}}}] | {{{chapter}}} }}",}}{{ #if: | in {{{editor}}}: }} {{ #if: http://books.google.com/books?id=WD9uAAAAMAAJ& | The Sikh unrest and the Indian state: politics, personalities, and historical retrospective | The Sikh unrest and the Indian state: politics, personalities, and historical retrospective }}{{ #if: | ({{{format}}}) }}{{ #if: | , {{{others}}} }}{{ #if: | , {{{edition}}} }}{{ #if: | , {{{series}}} }}{{ #if: | (in {{{language}}}) }}{{ #if: Ajanta Publications,India | {{#if: | , | . }}{{ #if: page 267 | page 267: }}Ajanta Publications,India }}{{ #if: 445 | , 445 }}{{ #if: | . DOI:{{{doi}}} }}{{ #if: | . {{{id}}} }}{{ #if: 8120204530, 9788120204539 | . ISBN 8120204530, 9788120204539 }}{{ #if: | . OCLC {{{oclc}}} }}{{ #if: http://books.google.com/books?id=WD9uAAAAMAAJ& | {{ #if: | . Retrieved on [[{{{accessdate}}}]] | {{ #if: | . Retrieved {{ #if: | on [[{{{accessmonth}}} {{{accessyear}}}]] | during [[{{{accessyear}}}]] }}}} }} }}.{{ #if: It was only after the big bank robbery at Ludhiana in February 1987 that they could purchase sophisticated weapons; there was only one sten gun in the entire state. |  “It was only after the big bank robbery at Ludhiana in February 1987 that they could purchase sophisticated weapons; there was only one sten gun in the entire state.” }} </in
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  65. ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
  66. ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
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