AMRITSAR: Punjab police chief K.P.S.Gill believes that nine top Sikh militant leaders are now in Pakistan and they are living in different houses under tight security. Talking to newsmen here, Gill said that Bhai Wassan Singh Jaffarwal had been asked by the Pakistan authorities to leave the country but he had refused to do so, Gill also said that Dr,Sohan Singh and Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu, were in Pakistan. It may be re called that the police chief some time ago had claimed that Dr.Sohan Singh had died. Others. Who the police claimed were in Pakistan were Bhai Mahal Singh and Bhai Wodhawa Singh, “Dr.Pritam Singh Sekhon and Surinderpal Singh, too, were in that country,” he said. Another senior Sikh leader now said to be in Pakistan was Bhai Paramjit Singh Panjwar. The police further believe that Bhai Panjwarand Bhai Bittu have been coming and going: through the Rajasthanand Gujarat borders with Pakistan. The police denied that it had arrested and killed in custody militant leaders Bhai Kanwar Singh. Gill admitted that the police had created missile squads to kill Sikh militants living: in other states. These squads had achieved successes, he said.
Article extracted from this publication >>July 2, 1993
