Maj. Gen. Kuldip Singh Brar had command of the action, operating under General Krishnaswamy Sundarji, of the Indian army.

[3] Faced with imminent army action and with the foremost Sikh political organisation, Shiromani Akali Dal (headed by Harchand Singh Longowal), abandoning him, Bhindranwale declared [that], "This bird is alone.

The main conspiracy, which was that of making Khalistan,[6] as alleged by the officially commissioned report on the killing, raises questions about the prosecution's case.

"[8] Ram Jethmalani's last futile battle to save bhai Kehar Singh was fought in the Supreme Court.

In the adjoining court, R. S. Sodhi,[9] counsel for Satwant Singh, argued that with his hanging, a vital piece of evidence would be lost for ever.

Bruised and bleeding, he said he wanted to file petition on behalf of Satwant's parents to prove that the entire case stood vitiated.

At another level, the International Commission of Jurists pleaded with R. Venkataraman, to grant clemency to Bhai Kehar Singh.

Commission Secretary General Niall MacDermot, British Labour Party politician, said he was profoundly disturbed by the rejection of pleas for mercy.

We beseech you to exercise your right and power to have regard to the merits of the case in order to prevent what might be a terrible error of justice.

However, in obscure Mustafabad, the native village of Kehar Singh about 10 km from Bassi Pathana on the Chandigarh-Sirhind road, his relatives were calm on the day of hanging.

[10] In 2003, a Bhog ceremony was held at Akal Takhat, Amritsar where tributes were paid to late Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi's assassins.

[13] Again, on 6 January 2008, the highest Sikh temporal seat (Akal Takhat, Amritsar) declared Bhai Kehar Singh and other assassins of former prime minister, Indira Gandhi; as martyrs of Sikhism.