Chandigarh: Eight militants, including a deputy chief of the Babbar Khalsa, a Lt general and an area commander of the Khalistan Liberation Fore , were among the 12 people killed, while an abducted bank manager was rescued in Punjab,
A deputy chief of Babbar Khalsa in Majhazone, Bhai Baldev Singh alias Garder, and his accomplice were killed in an encounter with police near Mughal Chack in Tarn Taran .
The army and police rescued a branch manager of the Punjab national bank Jugal Kishore, who was abducted by militants .
A listed militant, Karamjit Singh, committed suicide by taking cyanide after he was nabbed by security forces in Khayala Kalan in Amritsar district, police said,
Meanwhile, a Haryana police spokesman said five and not 15 people were killed by militants in Dachhar near Karnal .
Official reports reaching state headquarters had first indicated that 15 people had been gunned down in the incident,
Constable Sher Singh was shot dead by militants in Adam village in Mansa district .
The victim was posted at Bathinda and had come on leave, police said.
Article extracted from this publication >> May 22, 1992
