Sukhwinder Singh Sangha (3 February 1965 - 3 November 1990) was a Sikh militant (kharku), the head of a faction of Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan during the insurgency in Punjab, India.
[4] Thru, Sangha, and a group of around other 15 Kharkus were involved in the robbing of a Home Guard and Railway Police armory on 16 February 1986.
[7] Sangha soon met Gurbachan Singh Manochahal, the head of Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan.
[4][1] Around this time Sangha made a statement in the press appealing for Kharkus to not be involved in "personal problems", to not harass "innocents", and to use weapons against "tyrants" and not to "cause terrorism".
Sangha also reveled that his father had been murdered and said he did not join the movement to kill "personnel enemies" and said he would not do anything until "evidence has been revealed".
[9] On 29 May 1988, Sukhwinder Singh Sangha claimed responsibility for killing 4 and injuring 4 on 28 May 1988, in Hoshiarpur for celebrating Operation Black Thunder.
[11] On 22 October 1988, Sukhwinder Singh Sangha was surrounded by police in Turr while eating at a home of a pro-Kharku family.
[13] On 8 April 1989, Sukhwinder Singh Sangha claimed responsibility for killing 6 police informants of one family in Jaspal.
[14] On 24 June 1989, Sukhwinder Singh Sangha was involved in a fierce encounter at Mussa near Tarn Taran.
[15][16] Chettra decided to wait until the morning to surround Mussa believing the Kharkus would manage to slip away in the night.
[17] After some time of fighting between the Kharkus and Security Forces Sangha and the others once more changed their position and killed Chhetra near his jeep.
[4][20] The encounter continued for 10 hours and ended at 6:30 after DIG Virk and SSP Baldev Singh brought reinforcements.
[18] On 28 December 1989, Sukhwinder Singh Sangha and fellow Kharkus attacked a CRPF outposts in front of Harimander Sahib (Golden Temple).
Sangha added in a statement that police officers should abandon their job or risk facing a similar fate.
[4] According to police Sangha was involved in encounter in Tarn Taran, Malmohri, and Pandori Gola in this time period.
Sangha managed to make it out of all these encounters alive and in Pandori Gola escaped by assistance from his Deputy who threw bombs at the security forces that had surrounded the village.
[4] On 16 February 1990, Sangha's BTFK, KCF, BKI, and SSF collectively claimed responsibility for an explosion in Phillaur that killed Inspector Harcharan Singh Soori and Assistant Sub-Inspector Ram Moorti on the 11th.
[31] On 25 May 1990, Sangha claimed responsibility for killing Communist leader Kartar Chand near Nurpur Thana.
[32] On 29 June 1990, Sukhwinder Singh Sangha was involved in a 2 hour encounter in Gill Varech in Amristar district.
[2][41][35] The Kharkus were supported by Akali Dal and Simranjit Singh Mann in the call for a state wide bandh in Punjab on 5–6 November.
Damdami Taksal, Jathedars, Kharkus, Kar Seva, Akali Dal and other Sikh groups took part.
Nirmal Singh Chohla, a Kavishir, sang a Vaar in honor of Sangha and later released it as an album.
As Harjit’s vehicle arrived to a rural position Kharkus pressed a button and set off a remote controlled bomb placed on the road.
[40][43][44][45][46][38] On 23 August 1991, Sangha’s successor, Racchpal Singh Chandra along with fellow members of the Panthic Committee claimed responsibility for killing one police Inspector and three constables in Madhya Pradesh.