[8][9] Talwinder Singh Parmar was born in a Sikh family of village Panchhat, Kapurthala, Punjab, India on 26 February 1944.
[13][14][15] Sukhdev founded the organization Babbar Khalsa[16][17][18] along with Talwinder Singh Parmar with the objective to secede from India and form the state of Khalistan for Sikhs.
After Parmar's return to Canada in 1984 following his incarceration in West Germany for a year,[2] he embarked on a nationwide tour to establish himself as the pro-leading Khalistani Sikh.
On 15 July 1984, Talwinder Singh Parmar strongly urged Sikhs to "unite, fight and kill"[19] in order to punish the Indian government for Operation Blue Star.
Babbar Khalsa members killed a Thanedar in Ghul Khurd and Master Darshan in Kot Shameer for alleged crimes against Sikhs.
[24] On 16 October 1981, Babbar Khalsa members attacked Niranjan Singh who was a Nirankari and Indian Administrative Service officer.
As Resham was talking about Bhindranwale, supposedly negatively, Babbars, Labh Singh and Sodhi pulled out stenguns and opened fire killing him instantly.
It is said that Babbars, Sodhi and Labh Singh fled on a Royal Enfield Bullet and fired victory shots.
Jagat was an outspoken critic of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and of the Khalistan movement and had been accused of portraying Sikh gurus as "lovers of wine and women".
Shortly after Bhindranwale courted arrest, agitated Sikhs clashed with the police and paramilitary forces, resulting in the death of 18 protestors.
[48] On the day of his arrest, three armed men, from Babbar Khalsa, on a motorcycle opened fire using machine guns in a market in Jalandhar in retaliation,[49] killing four people and injured twelve.
This is believed to be the first act which gained Babbar Khalsa and its chief, Talwinder Singh Parmar, notoriety.
[52] In 1982, India issued a warrant for Talwinder Singh Parmar's arrest for six charges of murder, stemming from the killing of police officers.
Talwinder Singh Parmar went on a hunger strike in jail for his right to wear a turban and have vegetarian meals.
[54] In February 1986 Babbar Khalsa members killed DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police) Harpal Singh.
[55][56] On 19 January 1987, Babbar Khalsa members under Talwinder Singh Parmar killed Joginder Pal Pandey in Ludhiana.
Gobind Ram was killed in a bomb blast at the headquarters of the 75th battalion of the Punjab Armed Police in Jalandhar.
[62][63][64][65][66] On 16 February 1990, KCF, BTFK (Sangha), 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.
Twenty-two days prior to his death Harjit had killed the chief of BTFK (S) Sukhwinder Singh Sangha along with four other militants.
KLF, KCF, Babbar Khalsa, SSF, and BTFK (S) members held a meeting afterward pledging to kill Harjit within 31 days of Sangha's death.
[69][70][71][72] On 2 March 1990, KCF, KLF, BKI, and SSF collectively claimed responsibility for killing 1 Sergeant and 1 Constable of Punjab Police in Nagoke for alleged “misdeeds”.
[73] On 2 March 1990, KCF, KLF, BKI, and SSF collectively claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in Philaur that killed 1 police constable and 2 others.
In March 2005 judgment, Justice Josephson of the British Columbia Supreme Court concluded that one of the leaders of the conspiracy was Talwinder Singh Parmar, belonging to Babbar Khalsa movement.
From the time of Parmar's return to Canada following his incarceration in West Germany, he was considered a person of interest to the Canadian authorities.
A warrant under the CSIS Act to intercept communications on Mr. Parmar was sought in the Federal Court and granted commencing 14 March 1985.
The Khalistan Liberation Force defended the posters, saying that they were simply honoring a "martyr" who had fought for the Sikh cause.