Kanishka Bombing
The Air India Flight 182 Kanishka on June 23, 1985, flying from Toronto to Mumbai, exploded in mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland killing all 307 passengers and 22 crew members. The mid-air bomb explosion which killed all the 329 persons, including 268 Canadians, 27 British, 22 Indians and 12 others on board, was the deadliest attack on civil aviation until the September 11, 2001 attack in neighbouring USA.
Baddowal Train Massacre
At least 50 passengers were killed and another 30 persons were injured as terrorists belonged to Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) attacked the train passengers in a train at Baddowal village in Ludhiana District on June 15, 1991. When the train was stopped as someone pulled the ‘emergency cords’ at Baddowal on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur railway line, the terrorists entered into the train’s compartments and started firing at the passengers.
Lalru Bus Massacre
Khalistani terrorists attacked a passenger bus and killed 38 innocent civilians and injured another 33 others on July 6, 1987, near Lalru village in Mohali District of Punjab. Around a half dozen terrorists belonging to Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) forcefully stopped a passenger bus - Haryana Roadways bus HYE 1735 – near Lalru village (between Jamalpur and Hasanpur villages) and opened fire on passengers, killing 38 passengers including women and children.
Dhilwan massacre
On October 6, 1983 six Hindu passengers traveling from Amritsar to Delhi were killed by armed followers of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale near Bhullar village in Dhilwan in Amritsar District.
Fatehabad Massacre
On July 7, 1987 militants of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) massacred 34 bus passengers near Dariyapur village in Fatehabad District of Haryana. Five militants were involved in the massacre, of which two had boarded the bus earlier.
Delhi massacre
On October 20, 1987 three Bhindranwale Tigers Force (BTFK) militants, armed with sten guns shot dead 11 civilians and wounded seven at Chittaranjan Park in South Delhi.
Sidhwan Khurd massacre
On December 1, 1992, 17 bus passengers were shot dead by armed Khalistani militants at Sidhwan Khurd in Jagraon District of Punjab.
Shingaar cinema hall Blast
On October 14, 2007 Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants orchestrated an explosion at the Shingaar cinema hall in Ludhiana killing seven and wounding 40 others.
Thapar Engg. College Massacre
Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) terrorists killed 19 students at Thapar Engineering College, Patiala in Punjab on November 10, 1989.
Kabarwala Massacre
On August 27, 1989, around 10 KLF-Budhsinghwala militants killed 18 and wounded 14 passengers of Ganga Nagar-Bathinda train at Kabarwala Railway Station in Abohar in Fazilka District of Punjab.
Batala Blast
On April 3, 1990 36 people were killed and about 100 wounded in a bicycle bomb blast, which targeted a religious procession (Hindu) in Batala town in Gurudaspur District
Majat SYL Attack
On May 18, 1988, a group of Khalistani militants launched an attack on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) construction site situated in the village of Majat in Ropar District (now Mohali) of Punjab. The attack resulted in the death of 30 laborers and 12 others were left injured.
Khudda massacre
Khalistani terrorists killed 22 Hindu passengers and injured seven others who boarded the public transport near Khudda in Hoshiarpur District on November, 30, 1986.
Basarke Massacre
On November 21, 1991, 18 people of a marriage party were killed in a shootout at Basarke village in the Amritsar district of Punjab.
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Basarke village, Amritsar District, Punjab,
21-Nov-1991
Jalandhar-Amritsar rail line attack
On October 6, 1991, a group of armed Khalistani militants killed eight security personnel of a ‘patrol train’ at the Jalandhar-Amritsar rail line in Punjab.
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Jalandhar-Amritsar rail line in Punjab, India
06-Oct-1991
Kothe Lal Killing
On November 12, 1990, a group of Khalistani terrorists belonging to the Khalistan Commando Force-Zafarwal (KCF-Z faction) shot and killed eight persons belonging to the Hindu community in Kothe Lal Singh village, Bathinda district of Punjab.
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Kothe Lal Singh village in Bathinda district, Punjab
12-Nov-1990
Nirankari Bhawan Explosion
A bomb explosion was carried out by Khalistani terrorists on December 19, 1991, at Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana, outside of Nirankari Bhawan.
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Bharat Nagar Chowk, Ludhiana, Punjab
19-Dec-1991
