Thursday, October 8, 2026

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On this Day in Sikh History

Thursday, October 8th, 2026 / ੨੩ ਅਸੂ , ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ ੫੫੮

1839

Maharja Kharrak Singh was dethroned by the treacherous Dogras.

1968

After a splintered Akal Dal unified, Sikh sovereignty was accepted as the manifesto of the new joint Akali Dal.



ਜਿਨ੍‍ ਕੇ ਬੰਕੇ ਘਰੀ ਨ ਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ੍‍ ਕਿਉ ਰੈਣਿ ਵਿਹਾਣੀ ॥੬॥ (ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ - ਅੰਗ ੪੧੮)

Extrajudicial killings and disappearances in Punjab by Indian Authorities during the 1980's - 90's as documented by ENSAAF


1988Extrajudicial execution of Gulzar Singh Khatran, Samrala, Ludhiana
1990Extrajudicial execution of Gursahib Singh Akbarpura, Patti, Amritsar
1990Extrajudicial execution of Gurbinder Singh Sur Singh, Patti, Amritsar
1992Extrajudicial redition of Sukhdev Singh Jhabal Kalan, Tarn Taran, Amritsar
1992Extrajudicial redition of Rachhpal Singh Jhander, Ajnala, Amritsar
1992Extrajudicial redition of Balwant Singh Killi Godha, Zira, Firozpur
1993Extrajudicial execution of Ranjit Singh Mann, Jagroan, Ludhiana
1993Extrajudicial execution of Gurdeep Singh Mann, Jagroan, Ludhiana
1993Extrajudicial execution of Anonymous Sikh (between October 8, 1993 and October 9,1993 )
1999Extrajudicial execution of Gurtej Singh Jhambala, Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib


Details of the dissapearance for hundereds of other individuals could never be fully ascertained.
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Source: ENSAAF Crimes Against Humanity in Punjab, India as published on PanthKhalsa.org