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Beant Singh (assassin)
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Beant Singh | |
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| Born | Beant Singh 6 January 1959 Jaitu, East Punjab, India |
| Died | 31 October 1984 (aged 25) New Delhi, India |
| Cause of death | Lynching during the assassination of indira Gandhi |
| Occupation | Bodyguard of the Prime Minister of India |
| Employer | Government of India |
| Criminal charge(s) | Assassination of Indira Gandhi |
| Spouse(s) | ( m. 1976) |
| Parent(s) |
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Beant Singh (Punjabi: ਬੇਅੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (6 January 1959 – 31 October 1984), was a bodyguard of the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, and was one of two who took part in her assassination in 1984.
Family[edit]
Shaheed Beant Singh was born in a Ramdasia Sikh family to Baba Sucha Singh and Kartar Kaur.[1]
Singh's widow Bimal Kaur Khalsa initially joined the Sikh militant group,[2] and then got imprisoned. Later she got elected from Ropar Constituency. His father, Baba Sucha Singh, was also elected member of Lok Sabha from Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency).[3][4][5]
Their son, Sarbjit Singh is a leader of SAD (Mann).
Honours and death anniversaries[edit]
In 2003, a Bhog ceremony was held at the highest Sikh temporal seat in Akal Takht, located in the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar, where tributes were paid.
In 2004, his death anniversary was again observed at Akal Takht, Amritsar, where his mother was honored by the head priest and tributes were paid to Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh by various political parties.[6]
On 6 January 2008, the Akal Takht declared Beant Singh and Satwant Singh 'martyrs of Sikhism',[7][8][9]
The Sikhism-centric political party in India, Shiromani Akali Dal, observed the death anniversary of Beant Singh and Satwant Singh as 'martyrdom' for the first time on 31 October 2008;[10] every 31 October since, their 'martyrdom day' has been observed at Sri Akal Takht Sahib.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Perspective : What Motivated Beant Singh to assassinate Indira Gandhi?". The Indian Panorama. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ "Sikhs Sought in Slaying". India; Amritsar (India): NYTimes.com. 6 June 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Crossette, Barbara (22 December 1989). "India's New Chief Given A Go-Ahead - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ MyNews.in. "'Father didn't kill Indira Gandhi to make Sikhs happy': Beant Singh's son". MyNews.in. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Family profile". Indiaenews.com. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ "Chandigarh, India - Punjab". Tribuneindia.com. 7 January 2003.
- ↑ "National: Indira Gandhi killers labelled martyrs". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 January 2003. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Indira assassin 'great martyr': Vedanti". The Indian Express. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Chandigarh, India - Bathinda Edition". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ "Chandigarh, India - Punjab". Tribuneindia.com. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2018.