Shabeg Singh
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Shabeg Singh | |
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General Shabeg Singh in army uniform | |
| Years of service | ? - 1976 (Indian Army) |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 (Under India) & Operation Blue Star (Under Jarnail Bhindranwale) † |
Major General Shabeg Singh (1925–1984), was an Indian Army officer famous for his service in training of Mukti Bahini volunteers during the Bangladesh Liberation War and later for his role in training militant Sikhs in their occupation of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar.[1]
Although he had a brilliant military career, including being an instructor in the prestigious Joint Services Wing of the Indian Military Academy, Major General Shabeg Singh was discharged from Indian Army without court martial one day before his retirement, thus losing part of his pensions. Singh took his case to the civil courts, but with no avail. After his dismissal, Shabeg Singh joined Akal Takht Jathedar Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.[2] He organised the pro-Khalistan activists present at the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar in June 6, 1984. He was killed in Operation Blue Star, the Indian Army's action on the Golden Temple complex to flush out the militants.
References
- ^ Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley. Fighting for faith and nation : dialogues with Sikh militants. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997. p. 81
- ^ Danopoulos, Constantine Panos/Watson, Cynthia. The political role of the military : an international handbook. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1996. p. 184
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