Babbar Khalsa
Babbar Khalsa is the name of one of the numerous Sikh militant organizations that were active during the 1970s and 1980s. It was supported primarily by exiled and Indian Sikh groups who are striving for an independent Sikh state called Khalistan (Land of the Pure) in the Indian and Pakistani Punjab .
Babbar Khalsa was founded in India in 1978 by a former successor Jarnail Singh Bhindranwales named Sukhdev Singh Dasuwal . The Babbar Khalsa established branches in numerous countries, especially Canada and Great Britain . For actions outside of India, they appear as Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Babbar Khalsa in Canada was founded in 1981 by Talwinder Singh Parmar . Members of the Khalsa participated in the forcible storming of the Golden Temple of Amritsar .
In 1991, Babbar Khalsa, who was active in Canada under Talwinder Singh Parmar, split off from the BKI and formed the Azad Babbar Khalsa (independent Babbar Khalsa). Parmar was later killed during a gun battle with Indian police on October 27, 2000.
terrorism
Babbar Khalsa is run as a terrorist organization in India, the EU , Canada and the USA with other Sikh militant groups such as the International Sikh Youth Federation , Dal Khalsa and the Bhinderanwala Tiger Force .
Babbar Khalsa was charged with the 1985 bomb attack on Air India Flight 182 . Two alleged members, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri , were arrested by Canadian police on October 27, 2000 . On February 10, 2003, Inderjit Singh Reyat, a suspected member of Babbar Khalsa, was found guilty of multiple manslaughter and aiding in bomb construction and sentenced to five years in prison.
On August 31, 1995, the alleged member Dilawar Singh killed the Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh in a suicide bombing in Chandigarh because he tortured and killed a number of Sikhs.
Over the past 20 years, Sikhs militant have been removed from positions of influence in Sikh temples; as a result, support for terrorist activities within the Sikh community has fallen sharply.
Babbar Khalsa Germany
Babbar Khalsa Germany (BKG) was founded in Germany in 2008 as a spin-off from Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).