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Gurbachan Singh Manochahal

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Reference excerpt

Gurbachan Singh Manochahal (6 June 1954 – 28 February 1993) was Jathedar of Akal Takhat Sahib and a founding member of the Panthic Committee. After being ousted from the Committee he would form his own Panthic Committee and the Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan in 1987. Manochahal was responsible for over 2,000 killings by the time of his death.

Early life Gurbachan Singh was born on 6 June 1954 in a Sikh family of village Manochahal, Tarn Taran district in the Indian state of Punjab to S. Atma Singh and Gurmej Kaur. He served in the Indian Army during his youth. Manochahal was shot in the arm during the 1978 Sikh–Nirankari clashes. After this incident, he had maintained a relationship with Damdami Taksal and became acquainted with other members of the organization, such as Amrik Singh and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. He soon became a close aid and associate of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. In 1982 he aided Bhindranwale in escaping form Bombay and was later authorized by Bhindranwale to leave the Golden Temple during Operation Bluestar.

Insurgency

Early Insurgency On November 11, 1985 Manochahal was surrounded in his home, at his home in the village of Manochahal, by a group of 20 officers led by the head of Punjab Police operations, Superintendent of Police M.M. Seti. The police had surrounded Manochahal based on a tip from an informant. Manochahal opened fire on the police killing 1 officer on the spot. Seti and the remaining 19 officers fled from the scene dropping their weapons. Manochahal collected their weapons and left the scene. Seti and all officers involved faced ridicule for fleeing the scene. Manochahal was said to be the head of kharkus by police in the end of 1985. He would appoint specific militants to lead all other militants in specific districts. He appointed Dhana Singh to lead Gurdaspur, Manbir Singh to lead Jalandhar, and Jarnail Singh Halwara, the killer of Harcharand Singh Logowal, to lead Ludhiana and Patiala. Manochahal returned to the Golden Temple on 26 January 1986 to take part in the Sarbat Khalsa ceremony. 8 resolutions were passed by the Sarbat Khalsa including the dissolving of the SGPC and the creation of a 5 member Panthic Committee that would make decisions on behalf of all Sikhs. Manochahal was a member of the Panthic Committee. On 29 April the Panthic Committee officially declared Khalistan in a press conference from the Golden Temple, despite lack of support form other Sikh groups. This decision sent shockwaves across India and led to Rajiv Gandhi ordering Operation Black Thunder to raid the Golden Temple. Manochahal escaped before the raid. He was appointed Jathedar of Akal Takht in April 1986 and resigned from the post in January 1987 in the “larger interest of the panth”.

Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan In April 1987 Manochahal was removed from the Panthic Committee. Manochahal formed Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan (BTFK), a new militant group led by him, further factionalizing the militants. The reason for Manchohal's removal was claimed to be for alleged looting, extortion, killing of innocents, and misuse of funds by him. Although the real reason was internal differences. On June 14, 1987, BTFK claimed responsibility for the killing of 12 and injuring 20 in Delhi in a shooting. BTFK said, “'Killings squads have reached (New) Delhi and they will take revenge for the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots.” On July 30, 1987, BTKF claimed responsibility for an attack on Hans Raj Sethi, a BJP representative on the New Delhi City Council. He was shot dead with 6 bullets. He was considered a “father figure” for the BJP and RSS in Delhi. They next walked up to Sudarshan Munjal, a BJP member, in his driveway and killed him. Surjit Singh Penta carried out the killings. On November 5, 1987, Manochahal and Buta Singh was surrounded by CRPF officers in Shamerpur in Tarn Taran district. An encounter took place in which Manochahal managed to break the police lines and escape while his accomplice Buta Singh died. On June 23, 1988, Manochahal was appointed as official Jathedar of Akal Takht. He will hold the position until February 5, 1993. On the morning of June 25, 1989 KLF and BTFK members attacked Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members at their meeting at Nehru Park in Moga. 21 RSS members were killed with a police officer, a paramilitary home guard and a couple dying of a bomb blast after the shooting leaving a total of 25 dead and 31-35 injured. It has since been renamed to Shahidi Park meaning Martyr Park. According to police Sikhs opened fire with automatic weapons from a van killing 21 and injuring many. According to survivors bullets were sprayed on everyone. They then left the scene. Soon after a powerful bomb blast occurred which killed 4, injured more, and caused damage. A second bomb also blew up after, but it caused no damage or injuries. A curfew was announced immediately following the incident. On March 2, 1990, KCF faction chief Gurjant Singh Rajasthani and BTFK chief Gurbachan Singh Manochahal claimed responsibility for killing Amritsar Jail Superintendent Pyara Lal. They claimed he tortured Sikhs in prison. In 1990, Sukhwinder Singh Sangha split from Manochahal's BTFK and formed his own faction. In April 1990 Manochahal with his BTFK, Khalistan Commando Force (Rajasthani), and Dashmesh Regiment (Matthewal) formed an alliance and created their own Panthic Committee.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Gurbachan Singh Manochahal

In research: Gurbachan Singh Manochahal appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gurbachan Singh Manochahal in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gurbachan Singh Manochahal is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1954 births, 1993 deaths, Deaths by poisoning, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gurbachan Singh Manochahal outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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