Punjab

The killings crossed religious lines, as Sikh and Hindu journalists alike were targeted for opposing Khalistan, defending communal harmony or refusing to surrender editorial judgement and broadcasting language to armed terrorist organisations during the insurgency.

According to Punjab Police, an employee of Sant Kabir Polytechnic College in Fazilka is the mastermind of the cheating incident.

From Dhilwan and Muktsar to Lalru, Ludhiana and Sohian, repeated massacres showed a deliberate pattern in which commuters, workers, families and worshippers were selected as targets because they were Hindu civilians during Punjab’s insurgency years.

Nitish Kaushal’s addition to the FBI’s wanted list has put fresh focus on a network accused of recruiting Punjab youths, moving cocaine from Southern California and threatening diaspora families through relatives in India and abroad.

Bus and train massacres, assassinated editors, murdered Sikh opponents and targeted police officers reveal a history increasingly reduced to statistics while militants receive political context and sympathetic retellings.

Pannun has sought ‘Qaumi Shaheed’ status for Jaswant Singh Khalra as pro-Khalistani groups use Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj to revive separatist propaganda in Punjab.