Opinion June 8, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale found dead
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and two of his close associates, who masterminded the terror campaign in Punjab, were found dead in the Golden Temple complex.
The bullet-ridden bodies of Bhindranwale, Maj Gen Shahbeg Singh (retd) and president of the outlawed All-India Sikh Students Federation Amrik Singh were recovered by the security forces from the Akal Takht basement.
Bhindranwale Dead
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and two of his close associates, who masterminded the terror campaign in Punjab, were found dead in the Golden Temple complex. The bullet-ridden bodies of Bhindranwale, Maj Gen Shahbeg Singh (retd) and president of the outlawed All-India Sikh Students Federation Amrik Singh were recovered by the security forces from the Akal Takht basement.
Akalis’ Delhi Bandh
With the Akalis giving a call for Delhi bandh, the Capital appeared tense throughout the day. Tension mounted following the morning AIR bulletin that the body of Bhindranwale was found inside the Golden Temple complex. A sizable number of Sikhs flocked to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, which soon became a battleground. The Sikh youths started throwing stones at the police and the policemen readied to retaliate.
Army Out In J&K
Ten persons were killed in cross-firing among violent Sikh youths and Nirankaris as well as police firing in daylong violence in posh Amirakadal, Wazir Bagn and Jawaharnagar localities of Srinagar. The Sikh youths, who were accompanied by about 100 non-Sikhs burnt down four houses belonging to a minority community and desecrated three temples. Among those killed were three Muslims.
50 Killed In Iraqi Raid
The Iraq-Iran war has started taking a heavy toll on civilian lives. Fifty people were killed in the Iraqi bombing of three Iranian towns. This was supposed to be in retaliation for Iranian shelling of the Iraqi port of Basra, in which 21 people were said to have been killed. This shelling in turn was in retaliation for the air raid carried out by Iraq, in which 300 people were killed.
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