[10] Toofan Singh was said to have provided protection to the villagers from attacks and extortion by criminal gangs, and the police.

[11][12] In a meeting with top KLF leaders, including Budhsinghwala and Navroop Singh, in Sri Hargobindpur Toofan Singh took responsibility for an explosion at a liquor store in Batala.

[13] At Sri Hargobindpur Toofan Singh and 5 others attacked a police party on 1 November 1988.

[16] Toofan Singh killed 6 Black Cat commandos in Dand Manesh.

[17] Commandant Gobind Ram was killed on 10 January 1990, in a bomb blast at the headquarters of the 75th battalion of the Punjab Armed Police in Jalandhar.

In the blast, 3 others, including Sub Inspector Prem Kumar, were killed and at least 4 were critically wounded.

Veer Singh of Cheem Khudi who would extorted people posing as a member of Khalistan Liberation Force.

[23] On 8 April 1990, Singh was killed in a village near Hargobindpur, after police and BSF surrounded his home.

Because of this 20,000 people surrounded Hargobindpur police headquarters demanding the body be handed over.

[25] On the day of his cremation it is estimated that almost 400,000 people were gathered to pay him the last tribute.

[26][27][6] Darshan Lal Chopra, head of BJP in Hargobindpur, attended the cremation and praised Toofan who he said, "died fighting against an oppressive government.