He died fighting for Sikh independence on Feb.28,93 surrounded by security forces this legendary hero preferred death to surrender Born on June 61954 at Manochahal village in Amritsar district he joined the Indian Army but left it to join the ranks of Sant Jamail Singh Bhindranwale.
After operation Blue Star he organized an underground Sikh movement for Khalistan in tie villages around Amritsar and Gurdaspur. In 1986 he was made the Jathedar of Akal Takhat and in April 1986 he made a formal announcement of *Khalistan from the Darbar Sahib complex.
Baba Manochahal was responsible for the formation of the first Panthic Committee which guided the underground movement for many years In 1987 he formed the Bhindranwale Tiger Force with the cooperation of Bhai Wasson Singh Jaffarwal. However the 1wo parted ways later and formed separate groups. He had become a source of terror to the security forces and a refuge to the hopeless rural folks who suffered atrocities at the hand police and Government agencies. He was very popular among the people of Amritsar district and admired for his humility and simply living. He lived a stoic life always on the move hounded by Indias security forces. The Government had placed an award of Rd.2500,000 on his head
He scorned Governments offer of surrender saying. I would prefer death over surrender on Feb.28.1993 he had his tryst with destiny on the battlefield -the wish of all warriors.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 18, 1994
