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See also: List of terrorist incidents in Punjab, India
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The following timeline documents the insurgency in Punjab, India:

Punjab insurgency chronology outline
Date Event Source
March 1972 Akalis routed in Punjab elections, Congress wins [citation needed]
17 October 1973 Akalis ask for their rights through Anandpur Sahib Resolution [citation needed]
25 April 1980 Gurbachan Singh of Sant Nirankari sect shot dead. [1]
2 June 1980 Akalis lose election in Punjab [2]
16 Aug 1981 Sikhs in Golden Temple meet foreign correspondents [3]
9 Sep 1981 Lala Jagat Narain, Editor, Hind Samachar group murdered. [4]
29 Sep 1981 Sikh separatists are killed on an Indian Jetliner in Pakistan when they hijack it. [5]
19 November 1981 Police Inspector Pritam Singh Bajwa and Constable Surat Singh of Jalandhar were gunned down in Daheru village in Ludhiana district. The terrorists, who were hiding in the house of Amarjit Singh Nihang, all managed to escape. This act gained Babbar Khalsa and its chief Talwinder Singh Parmar notoriety. Named in the first information report were Wadhawa Singh (current Babbar Khalsa chief, now residing in Pakistan), Talwinder Singh Parmar, Amarjit Singh Nihang, Amarjit Singh (Head Constable), Sewa Singh (Head Constable) and Gurnam Singh (Head Constable). [6]
11 Feb 1982 US gives cisa to Jagjit Singh Chauhan [7]
11 Apr 1982 US based Sikh activist G. S. Dhillon barred From India [8]
July 1982 Protesting Sikhs storm the parliament after the inaction of authorities regarding the deaths of 34 Sikhs in police custody [9]
4 Aug 1982 Akalis demand autonomy and additional regions for Punjab [10]
11 Oct 1982 Sikhs stage protests at the Indian Parliament, members of the Pro-Autonomy Faction, belonging to the Shiromani Akali Dal attack with swords the building, killing four people, five wounded, and at least 60 policemen were said to be injured. The attack is in response of the deaths of 34 Sikhs in police custody in Punjab last month. [11][12]
Nov 1982 Longowal threatens to disrupt Asian Games [13]
27 Feb 1983 Sikhs permitted to carry daggers in domestic flights [14]
23 April 1983 Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General A. S. Atwal was shot dead as he left the Harmandir Sahib compound by a gunman from Bhindranwale's group
3 May 1983 Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, talks of violence being perpetuated against Sikhs and for India to understand [15]
18 June 1983 A detective Inspector from Punjab police killed by Sikh militants [16]
14 July 1983 Four policemen killed by Sikh militants in physical confrontation [16]
21 September 1983 Senior superintendent of Police wounded and his guard killed by Sikh militants [16]
29 September 1983 5 Police constables killed by Sikh militants [16]
5 Oct 1983 6 Hindu passengers killed in 1983 Dhilwan bus massacre. [17][16]
6 Oct 1983 President's rule imposed in Punjab [16]
14 Oct 1983 2 people killed in a bombing at a Hindu festival in Chandigarh [18]
Oct 1983 *Hindu pulled off a train and bus and killed [19]
mid-Oct 1983
  • Two people injured in a bomb blast on the outskirts of Chandigarh.
  • Two people were killed and more than 30 injured when grenades exploded in two theaters in Delhi.
  • 2 people were injured when a grenade went off in the New Delhi railway station.
 [18]
21 Oct 1983 A passenger train was derailed and 2 agricultural labourers travelling were killed by Sikh militants [16]
18 Nov 1983 A bus was hijacked and 4 passengers were killed by Sikh militants [16]
9 Feb 1984 A wedding procession bombed [20]
14 Feb 1984 Six policemen abducted from a post near Golden Temple and one of them killed.
14 Feb 1984 More than 12 Sikhs killed in riots in Haryana [16]
19 Feb 1984 Sikh-Hindu clashes spread in North India [21]
23 Feb 1984 3 Hindus killed and 24 injured by Sikh militants [22]
25 Feb 1984 1 Hindu killed in by Sikh militants, total 69 Hindus slayed over last 11 days [23]
28 Feb 1984 President of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) H.S Manchada shot dead at ITO, Delhi [24]
29 Feb 1984 By this time, the Sikh political centre had become the centre of the 19-month-old uprising by the Sikhs [25]
3 Apr 1984 A prominent member of BJP, Harbans Lal Khanna, killed at Amritsar [26]
4 Apr 1984 Professor V. N. Tiwari, a Rajya Sabha MP and father of Congress leader Manish Tewari was shot dead in Chandigarh while on a morning walk [27]
14 April 1984 Surinder Singh Sodhi, follower of Bhindranwale, shot dead at a tea-stall outside the Golden Temple by a man and a woman [28]
15 April 1984 Jasjit Singh, owner of the tea stall is shot and killed by two assailants. Co-conspirators Bachan Singh and Malik Singh Bhatia are killed inside the temple [29]
16 April 1984 Discovery of the mutilated bodies of Surinder Singh Shinda alias Chhinda, and Baljit Kaur, the assassins of Surinder Singh Sodhi. [30]
12 May 1984 Romesh Chander, son of Lala Jagat Narain, former Editor, Hind Samachar group murdered. [31]
27 May 1984 Hindu politician killed in Ferozepur [32]
1 June 1984 Army controls Punjab's security [33]
1 June 1984 Total media and the press black out in Punjab, the rail, road and air services in Punjab suspended. Foreigners' and NRIs' entry was also banned and water and electricity supply cut off. [34][35][36]
5 June 1984 Operation Blue Star to remove militants from Harmandir Sahib commences, Punjab shut-down from outside world. [37]
6 June 1984 Daylong battle in temple [38][39]
7 June 1984 Harmandir Sahib Overtaken by Indian Army [40]
7 June 1984 Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was killed and golden temple was relieved by the Indian Army. [41]
8 June 1984 27 Sikhs killed in protests in Srinagar, Ludhiana, Amritsar after Government forces fired on protesters [42]
9 June 1984 Weapons seized, troops fired on [43]
10 June 1984 Reports of anti-Sikh riots and killings in Delhi [44]
11 June 1984 Negotiators close to a settlement on waters [45]
24 August 1984 7 Sikh terrorists abduct 100 passengers in 1984 Indian Airlines Airbus A300 hijacking [46]
31 October 1984 Indira Gandhi assassinated [47]
1 November 1984 1984 anti-Sikh riots begin in Delhi [48]
3 November 1984 Anti Sikh Violence a total of 2,733 Sikhs were killed [48]
23 June 1985 Air India Flight 182 was bombed by Sikh terrorists killing 329 people (including 22 crew members); almost all of them Hindus
20 August 1985 Harchand Singh Longowal assassinated [49]
29 September 1985 60% vote, Akali Dal won 73 of 115 seats, Barnala CM [50]
26 January 1986 Sikhs have a global meeting and the rebuilding of Akal Takht declared as well as the five member Panthic Committee selected and have draft of the Constitution of Khalistan written [51]
29 April 1986 Resolution of Khalistan passed by Sarbat Khalsa and Khalistan Commando Force also formed at Akal Takht with more than 80,000 Sikhs present. [52]
25 July 1986 14 Hindus and one Sikh passenger killed in the 1986 Muktsar Bus massacre by unidentified separatists [53]
30 November 1986 24 Hindu passengers killed in the 1986 Hoshiarpur Bus massacre by terrorists [54]
19 May 1987 General Secretary CPI(M) Comrade Deepak Dhawan was brutally murdered at Village Sangha, Tarn Taran
14 June 1987 Unidentified militants kill 25 in two attacks [55]
7 July 1987 Unidentified terrorists attacked two buses, singled out and killed 70 Hindu bus passengers in 1987 Haryana killings [56][57]
19 February 1988 In Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Patiala, bombs were exploded in courts by Babbar Khalsa. 12 to 13 persons killed and nearly 50 injured. [58]
2 April 1988 Unidentified gunmen stormed into huts and houses across Punjab state and killed 37 people, Including seven children. [59]
12 May 1988 Operation Black Thunder II to remove militants from Harmandir Sahib [60]
20 May 1988 A series of bombs allegedly planted by extremists exploded in Himachal Pradesh state buses. At least 10 people were killed. [61]
10 January 1990 Senior Superintendent of Batala Police Gobind Ram killed in bomb blast in retaliation of police gang raping Sikh woman of Gora Choor village [62][63]
16 June 1991 80 people killed on two trains by extremists [64]
17 October 1991 1991 Rudrapur bombings
25 February 1992 Congress sweeps Punjab Assembly elections [65]
3 August 1992 29 hindus, first kidnapped and then killed by unidentified extremists in Uttarpradesh. [66]
7 January 1993 Punjab's Biggest encounter done in village Chhichhrewal Tehsil Batala, 11 terrorists were encountered

[67]

1 March 1993 Gurbachan Singh Manochahal, the leader of is killed by the police. [68][69]
3 September 1995 CM Beant Singh killed in bomb blast [70]

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References

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