Gurdeep Singh Deepa

Gurdeep Singh Deepa Heran Wala (c. 1970 – 12 December 1992) commonly known as just Gurdeep Singh Deepa was the Jalandhar area commander and deputy chief of Khalistan Commando Force (Panjwar faction).[1] By the time of his death, Gurdeep Singh Deepa was wanted in 217 killings and 37 robberies of vehicles.[2]

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Gurdeep Singh Deepa
Bornc. 1970
Village Bulowal, Hoshiarpur, India
DiedDecember 12, 1992(1992-12-12) (aged 21–22)
Garha, Punjab India
Cause of deathSuicide
Years active1984-1992
Organization(s)All India Sikh Student Federation
Khalistan Commando Force
MovementKhalistan Movement

Early life

Gurdeep Singh Deepa was born in around 1970 in the village Heran. Not much is known about Deepa's early life except that he went to high school.[2]

Militancy

Beginning

Gurdeep Singh Deepa was deeply moved and hurt by Operation Blue Star. The Operation led to Deepa associating with militants.[2] Deepa began to associate with militant factions of All India Sikh Student Federation and in accordance with them began to boycott the 1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3]

Arrest

Soon after Deepa would be arrested after a man named Ram Ratan gave police a tip. Deepa was charged under Arms Acts Sections 25, 54, 59. He would spend 2 months in Jalandhar Jail before getting out on bail.[2]

Killing Ram Ratan

As soon as Gurdeep Singh Deepa was out on bail he killed Ram Ratan while wearing a disguise.[2]

Khalistan Commando Force

Gurdeep Singh Deepa joined Khalistan Commando Force in 1987 and rose the ranks. He would eventually become the area commander of Jalandhar and Deputy Chief of KCF.[4][5]

Killing Dr. Gurdial Singh

In 1987 Gurdeep Singh Deep and other KCF members on motorcycles shot dead Communist Party of India (Marxist) member, and district president Dr. Gurdial Singh.[6][7][2]

Killing Deepak Dhawan

On May 19, 1987, Gurdeep Singh Deepa and other KCF members under Labh Singh killed Deepak Dhawan who was a State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Dhawan was riding his scooter near Sanghe. KCF members approached him and told him to try and run. He tried to run, but they shot him as he tried.[8][9][10][11][2]

Killing Pash

On March 23, 1988, Pash, whose real name was Avtar Singh Sandhu, was killed by Gurdeep Singh Deepa. Paash was a supporter of the "ultra leftist Naxalite movement". He would write in support of communism and was a vocal critic of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.[12][13][14][2]

Killing Police Cats

On September 11, 1989, KCF member Gurdeep Singh Deepa and other members killed 3 “police cats”. (Police cats were militants turned police who became police informants within the militants.)[15] The 3 had aided in the arrest of 2 Sikh militants who would be killed in extrajudicial executions [2]

Killing Sohan Singh Dhesi

On September 18, 1989, Gurdeep Singh Deepa members assassinated Sohan Singh Dhesi. Dhesi was the general secretary of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Naujawan Sabha. He was also the State Secretary of the Democratic Youth Federation of India.[16][17][18][19]

Killing Varinder Kumar Gagan

On June 8, 1991, Gurdeep Singh Deepa and other KCF members killed Communist Party Marxist candidate Varinder Kumar Gagan in Nakodar. He was killed with 2 of his gunmen and 1 party worker.[20][2][21]

Killing Sarwan Singh Cheema

On November 4, 1991, Gurdeep Singh Deepa killed Sarwan Singh Cheema the secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a former MLA. He was gunned down along with security guards Santokh Singh, Ram Lubhaya, Raghubir Chand, Mohindar Singh and head constable Paramjit Singh of Punjab Police.[22][23][24][25]

Attack on Murli Manohar Joshi's caravan

On January 23, 1992, Gurdeep Singh Deepa attacked BJP President Muril Manohar Joshi's caravan. The caravan was a part of the Ekta Yatra. The attack happened in Phagwara. As the caravan entered Phagwara the lead bus was attacked by Deepa and another with Ak-47's. They had disguised themselves as police officers. 3 were killed. They were the driver and 2 party workers. 40 others were injured.[26][27][28][1][29]

Killing Mann Singh

On March 15, 1992, Gurdeep Singh Deepa killed SHO (Station House Officer) Mann Singh in Phillaur. Mann had been dubbed a butcher and had been a target of Sikh militants for much time.[2][30]

Killing Balwant Singh Sarhal

On April 26, 1992, Gurdeep Singh Deepa and other KCF members killed Akali Dal MLA Balwant Singh Sarhal. Sarhal was killed along with 3 of his bodyguards.[31][32]

Killing Darshan Singh Kaypee

On October 12, 1992, Gurdeep Singh Deepa killed Darshan Singh Kaypee and his bodyguard, Constable Ashok Kumar, in Jalandhar. According to police 2 KCF members on an Enfield motorcycle rode up beside Kaypee's car. From there they opened fire with an assault rifle. He was a 5 time MLA for the Congress Party (I), former Punjab state minister, and was the vice-president of the Punjab Congress Party.[33][34][35][36][37]

"Punishing" abusers

According to Loveshinder Singh Dalewal, a former militant and aide of Deepa, in the 1980s and 1990s he and Gurdeep Singh Deepa “punished” 8 different men for beating women, or sexually assaulting them.[2]

Death

On December 12, 1992, Gurdeep Singh Deepa was surrounded by police when he was unarmed and staying at the home of a resident of Garha. The resident tipped the police off about Deepa's location. Deepa would kill himself with a Cyainde pill as he chose death over being arrested. Police would be accused of planting weapons on Deepa to stage a fake encounter.[2][1]

By the time of his death, Gurdeep Singh Deepa was wanted in 217 killings and 37 robberies of vehicles.[2]

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