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  Babbar Khalsa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Babbar Khalsa (Punjabi: ਬੱਬਰ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, babbar ḵẖālsā) is a militant group considered to be among the oldest and most prominent of Sikh organisations calling for the formation of an independent Sikh state.
The conception of Babbar Khalsa in its modern day form is widely believed to have been brought about as a result of the Nirankari-Akhand Kirtani Jatha clash on Vaisakhi in 1978, where thirteen Sikhs and three Nirankaris died.
The schism greatly weakened the Babbar Khalsa, ultimately leading to the death of Sukhdev Singh Babbar (9 August 1992) and Talwinder Singh Parmar (15 October 1992).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Babbar_Khalsa   (1726 words)

  
 Babbar Khalsa
The Babbar Khalsa is the oldest and most prominent Sikh freedom fighting organisation and is one of many Sikh groups operating for the formation of an independent Sikh state called Khalistan (meaning Land of the Pure) from Indian territory in the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The conception of Babbar Khalsa in its modern day form is widely believed to have been brought about as a result of the Nirankari-Akhand Kirtani Jatha clash on Vaisakhi in 1978.
The schism greatly weakened the Babbar Khalsa, ultimately leading to the death of Shaheedi Sukhdev Singh Babbar (August 9 1992) and Shaheedi Talwinder Singh Parmar (October 15 1992).
www.sikhiwiki.org /index.php?title=Babbar_Khalsa   (808 words)

  
 Babbar Khalsa International - Punjab Terrorist Outfit Profile
Talwinder Singh Parmar, a co-founder of the BKI, formed the Babbar Khalsa (Parmar) faction in 1992, when he split from the BKI after serious differences erupted between him and its leadership of.
Gurdial Singh Lalli of the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), Resham Singh of Babbar Khalsa and Harmeet Singh of Kamagata Maru Dal of Khalistan are the prominent leaders of this committee.
March 20, 2006: Paramjeet Singh Bheora, 'head of operations' of the Babbar Khalsa International in India, and two of his accomplices who were planning to set up base in Delhi were arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police near G T Karnal road.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/states/punjab/terrorist_outfits/BKI.htm   (2590 words)

  
 Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan
The Babbar Khalsa was among the many Sikh militant groups demanding the creation of Khalistan, a separate Sikh state, during the 1980s.
Terrorist outfits like Babbar Khalsa benefited immensely from Pakistan's sanctuary for its leaders and members, especially at the height of the Indian counter-terrorism operations, for under pressure from the Indian army and the Punjab police, cadres could strike in India and slip across the border to safe homes in Pakistan.
This despite the fact that the Babbar Khalsa and other Sikh extremist outfits in Canada were not only killing civilians back in Punjab, but also scores of Canadians of Sikh origin in Canada who did not support their terror tactics and fundamentalist agenda.
www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/GF10Df03.html   (1228 words)

  
 The Hindu : Front Page : Babbar Khalsa militants captured in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Paramjeet Singh Bheora, alleged head of operations of Babbar Khalsa International in India, and two of his accomplices who were planning to set up base here in the Capital have been arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi police.
He was in touch with Harjeet Singh Gill, Babbar Khalsa chief in the U.S., who too is wanted in the same case.
Paramjeet had taken over control of Babbar Khalsa in India after its previous chief Jagtar Singh Hawara was arrested by the Delhi police last year.
www.hindu.com /2006/03/21/stories/2006032114480100.htm   (570 words)

  
 Terrorism and multicultural politics
There have been cells of a number of terrorist organizations in Canada — like the Babbar Khalsa members who downed the Air India flight and killed 329 people (154 of whom were Canadian citizens), or Ahmed Ressam’s Al Qaeda cell in Montreal.
Since the late 1970s, moderate Canadian Sikhs have had to endure the militants of the Babbar Khalsa who have sought both to dominate Sikh life here, but also to use their community’s resources to pursue their war in the Punjab.
Babbar Khalsa (which has killed more Canadian citizens than all other terrorist groups combined) is not listed as a terrorist organization.
www.mackenzieinstitute.com /2003/terror060103.htm   (764 words)

  
 SIKHWORLD.CO.UK
In August 1992, Jathedar Sukhdev Singh Babbar was ambushed by the Indian Army.
Shaheed Bhai Anokh Singh ji Babbar - Bhai Sahib Ji was a highly illuminated gursikh, recognised by all as the one who was special amongst a generation of Shaheeds.
Always ready to serve the Khalsa Panth, he was the first Gursikh to be Shaheed during the attack of 1984.
www.sikhworld.co.uk /page21.2.html   (2012 words)

  
 Pakistan, Northwest India insurgencies
Babbar Khalsa was extremely active till 1992, when its top leader, Sukhdev Singh, was killed in Patiala, Punjab.
More recently, Babbar Khalsa militants are being trained in Pakistan, along with the afghansis and Harkat-ul-Ansar, under the supervision of the Pakistani ISI.
Throughout the 1980s, Babbar Khalsa was directed out of Canada, where Parmar then resided, despite repeated requests for his extradition back to India on charges of murder.
www.larouchepub.com /other/1995/2241_nw_india_groups.html   (3217 words)

  
 Indian American Center for Political Awareness
NEW DELHI: Two people — one of them a suspected member of the banned Babbar Khalsa — were arrested on May 31 for allegedly masterminding blasts at two cinemas here that killed a man and injured 60.
One of the three men identified by Balwinder and arrested from Madipur in west Delhi later in the day was said to be Jagannath, an associate of Balwinder but apparently not a Babbar Khalsa member.
Balwinder and Jaspal were allegedly recruited in December 2004 by Babbar Khalsa International, a terrorist outfit reportedly supported by Pakistan and some non-resident Indian Sikh groups to propagate the ideology of Khalistan — a separate Sikh homeland.
www.iacfpa.org /p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/2005/06/10/del-bab.shtml   (622 words)

  
 Babbar Khalsa banned at last
Although most Sikhs swung behind the militants in the aftermath of the attack on the Golden Temple (the central temple of their faith) and after thousands of Sikhs were massacred after the 1985 assassination of Indira Gandhi, this support for the militants did not last for very long.
For a start, the militants of the Babbar Khalsa, Khalistan Commando Force, and the International Sikh Youth Federation were using violence to take control of temple fund committees among the overseas Sikhs, and were quick to use intimidation and murder to get their way.
The Khalsa Credit Union was served search warrants in an investigation surrounding the financial activities of the Khalsa School.
www.mackenzieinstitute.com /2003/terror060403.htm   (727 words)

  
 JAIN COMMISSION REPORT CHAPTER VIII
During investigations, one Inderjit Singh Reyat, a close associate of the Canadian Babbar Khalsa leader Talwinder Singh Parmar, was arrested by the UK Police at the instance of the Canadian authorities.
Indira Gandhi, Sukhdev Singh of the Babbar Khalsa and Satinder Pal Singh Gill of the ISYF, Canada, who was reportedly co-ordinating the procurement and supply of arms and ammunition to the Sikh extremists.
The members of the Babbar Khalsa, the Khalistan Liberation Force, the Khalistan Commando Force and the All India Sikh Students Federation, based in Pakistan, were operating with close involvement of the Pakistani Army and Intelligence.
www.india-today.com /jain/vol3/chap8.html   (3040 words)

  
 'Top politicians, officials on Khalsa list'
Delhi police has forwarded to the Union home ministry a confidential list of Babbar Khalsa targets that include some top politicians and bureaucrats.
The names were gleaned during interrogation of the Khalsa terrorists who were arrested for their involvement in the Delhi cinema bomb blasts.
Khalsa is a very pure word in sikh religion and terrorist out fit calls themselves as Babbar khalsa well its well known for terrorist activities...
www.rediff.com /news/2005/jun/01khalsa.htm   (315 words)

  
 Amardeep Singh: Babbar Khalsa International "Roundup"
Besides the bombings in London, the shooting of an innocent man in London, the terrible bombing at a resort in Egypt, and the ongoing bombings occurring daily in Iraq, there have also been important developments involving terrorism that is home-grown to India.
Indian Express reports that the Punjab police have arrested more than 60 members of a Sikh militant group called Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), many of them with large caches of arms and explosives, including 53 kilograms of RDX and PETN (as specified here).
My instinct says that most likely that all of these people are members or associates of Babbar Khalsa, but it's highly unlikely that all of them have the means or the intent to carry out any kind of attack.
www.lehigh.edu /~amsp/2005/07/babbar-khalsa-international-roundup.html   (1431 words)

  
 Babbar Khalsa, Schema-Root news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The suspected mastermind of the bomb plot was Talwinder Singh Parmar, head of the militant sect Babbar Khalsa which campaigned for a Sikh homeland in northern...
Gurcharan Singh, alleged by some to be a Babbar Khalsa militant that masterminded a plot to kill former DGP KPS Gill and president of SAD Prakash Badal, was...
Khalistan ideologue and dreaded Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Bachan Singh Sogi, who was extradited from Canada, was remanded to police custody till...
schema-root.org /region/asia/south_asia/india/militants/babbar_khalsa   (910 words)

  
 www.sikhawareness.com :: View topic - Babbar Khalsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Babbars included people like Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar who are known to have practiced naam simran for as long as 24 hours.
The only reason Babbars are called the same is because their fight was against the government in power.
Babbar Khalsa, if you don't know already is a terrorist organisation banned by the anti-terrorist laws that came after 9/11.
sikhawareness.com /sikhawareness/viewtopic.php?t=5115&highlight=babbar   (2200 words)

  
 THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF SIKHSIM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
For 18 years he served as the leader of the the Sikh Freedom Fighting Organization : The BABBAR KHALSA.
Bhai Sahib was a puran Naam-Abhyasi GurSikh, he was inspired into the Khalsa way of life by Shaheed Bhai Sahib Bhai Fauja Singh Ji.
Bhai Fauja Singh's Martyrdom had a deep affect on his life which transformed him into one of the greatest generals known to the current Sikh Independence Movement.
www.panthkhalsa.org /gursikh/gs_bhaisukhdevsingh.php   (95 words)

  
 Babbar Khalsa under Canadian scrutiny
A Canadian court has ordered officials to clearly analyse the atrocities committed by Sikh terrorists in the wake of an Indian refugee's claim that he was forced to peddle drugs for the Babbar Khalsa.
Specifically, Judge Martineau has ordered refugee officials to 'perform a sufficient analysis concerning the nature of the BK to determine the respondent's degree of participation in and/or complicity with the organisation'.
Maan told Canadian authorities he fled Punjab because Babbar Khalsa recruited him as a drug mule.
www.rediff.com /news/2005/dec/26bk.htm   (356 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
The very name of Sukhdev Singh Babbar, chief of Babbar Khalsa International, would strike terror in the minds of the people and the police in the eighties.
The third brother of the Babbar Khalsa chief is Angrej Singh, who is blind.
The 18-acre land belonging to the four brothers of the Babbar Khalsa chief is being ploughed by their nephew, Amarjit Singh.
www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010309/main7.htm   (630 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
The Delhi Police today arrested Jagtar Singh Hawara, chief of the Babbar Khalsa International in India and an accused in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, along with two other militants in connection with the May 22 twin blasts in cinema halls here.
The interrogation of those arrested had revealed that Babbar Khalsa was trying to revive militancy in Punjab, the police said.
Mr Paul said money for the operations of Babbar Khalsa apparently came through hawala channels and it would be investigated whether banking norms were flouted in the process.
www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050609/main1.htm   (595 words)

  
 MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
Founding Philosophy: Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) is an organization of Sikh separatists associated with a wave of assassinations and terrorist attacks in the 1980s.
By 1993, the Babbar Khalsa faction had been essentially defeated by police in Punjab province and elsewhere.
Babbar Khalsa is now headed by Wadhawa Singh, who is reportedly hiding in Pakistan with his chief deputy, Mehal Singh.
www.tkb.org /Group.jsp?groupID=4568   (579 words)

  
 Babbar Khalsa could be 'outsourcing' activities: cops : South Asia News Expressnewslines.com-Area Rugs SofiaNewsRoom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The arrest of non-Sikh recruits for their involvement in the May 22 blasts in two Delhi cinema halls has strengthened the belief in top echelons of Punjab Police that that is indeed the case.
Punjab Police are of the view that the Babbars did not want to be easily identified while carrying out terrorist activities and were, thus, trying to "outsource" work to others.
The Babbars had been lying low ever since 1995 when terrorism all but ended in Punjab after nearly 15 years of bloodshed in the border state.
www.sofianewsroom.com /newspage-checkid-6539.html   (808 words)

  
 Babbar Khalsa recruiting women, using Internet: police:-
Director General of Police (DGP) SS Virk said here that the arrest of 24 members of various groups of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) this month showed that...
Chandigarh, June 20 : Recruiting women, moving bases from rural to urban areas and extensive use of the Internet - these are some of the new strategies of Sikh terrorist group Babbar Khalsa as it attempts to regroup, the Punjab police chief said Monday.
Director General of Police (DGP) S.S. Virk said here that the arrest of 24 members of various groups of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) this month showed that the organisation had undergone a complete makeover as far as its strategies were concerned.
www.punjabilok.com /latest_news/news.php?newsid=21   (572 words)

  
 Panthic Weekly: IHRO: Sukhdev Singh 'Babbar' was Killed in a Fake Encounter
Bhai Sukhdev Singh 'Babbar', the chief of Babbar Khalsa International was announced by the police to have been killed in an encounter with the police on the Sahnewal-Dehlon Road in Ludhiana district at 5 AM on 9.8.92, but contrary to the police claim all other reports indicated that Sukhdev Singh was already in police custody.
When the Babbar Khalsa chief descended from the upper storey of the house and opened the gate, the police immediately pounced upon him.
Later the police made up the story that the Babbar was shot dead in an armed encounter in order to project the 'bravery' of certain police officials like SSP Chattopadhya, SP(D), B. Gill, DSP(D), Shiv Kumar, DSP, Narinder Pal Singh, SP(O), P. Shabharwal and Inspector Gurjit Singh in anticipation of rewards and promotions.
www.panthic.org /news/125/ARTICLE/2334/2006-03-19.html   (936 words)

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