Sukhdev Singh Sukha
Sukhdev Singh Sukha was a member of the militant organization Khalistan Commando Force and one of the assassins of Arun Vaidya, the Chief of Indian army at the time of Operation Blue Star and also the architect of Operation Blue Star. He was responsible for three high-profile killings; Arjan Dass, Lalit Maken and Gen. Vaidya. He along with other members of Khalistan Commando Force (including its chief General Labh Singh) was involved in the bank robbery in Miller Gunj branch (in Ludhiana) of the Punjab National Bank in which more than Rs 57.0 million were looted.
Early life and family background
Sukhdev Singh was born in 1962 on 14 Sawan, Wednesday, at Chak N: 11 F, Tehsil Karanpur District Ganganagar, Rajasthan. He belonged to the Saini caste. His parents, Mengha Singh Banwait and Surjeet Kaur Banwait were Sikh farmers. This Sikh family originally belonged to village Bhungarni in Hoshiarpur district. Thereafter, they relocated to Chakk 179 in the Saini Bar region of district Lyallpur in undivided Punjab. Between the years 1930 and 1933, this family once again relocated to Chak N: 11 F in district Sri Ganga Nagar of Rajasthan.