On this Day in Sikh History


Tuesday, July 14th, 2026 / ੩੦ ਹਾੜ , ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ ੫੫੮

1848 Rani Jind Kaur was detained and searched as a criminal. Ornaments and cash, worth 5.2 million rupees were confiscated by the British.
1920 The British Government expressed intentions to withdraw from the management of the Golden Temple and make alternate arrangements.
1965 A stirring presidential address given at Hari Singh Nalva conference in Ludhiana - the contents were penned by Sirdar Kapur Singh.

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

1989Extrajudicial execution of Jaswinder Singh
Amritsar, Amritsar II, Amritsar
1990Extrajudicial execution of Rajinder Singh
Talwandi Chaudhrian, Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala
1991Extrajudicial execution of Gurdeep Singh
Ramana Chak, Amritsar I, Amritsar
1991Extrajudicial execution of Gurnam Singh
Kotla Sultan Singh, Amritsar I, Amritsar
1992Extrajudicial execution of Balwinder Singh
Mahmudpura, Patti, Amritsar
1992Extrajudicial execution of Hari Singh
Mahmudpura, Patti, Amritsar
1992Extrajudicial execution of Sukhdev Singh
Basarke, Amritsar II, Amritsar
1993Extrajudicial redition of Attar Singh
Khalchian, Baba Bakala, Amritsar
1998Extrajudicial execution of Anonymous Sikh

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