B. N. Kumar Explained

B. N. Kumar
Death Date:7 November 1988
Death Place:Chandigarh, India
Allegiance: India
Rank:Major General

Major General B. N. Kumar was an Indian Army officer.[1] He was chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).[2] He was shot dead by militants in Chandigarh on 7 November 1988.[3] [4] He was the highest ranking military personnel to be killed by Sikh militants during the insurgency.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bhatnagar, Ved . Challenges to India's Integrity: Terrorism, Casteism, Communalism . Rawat Publications . 1998 . 978-81-7033-442-2 . Jaipur . 211–212.
  2. Book: Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha . The Sikh Reference Book . Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark . 1997 . 9780969596424 . 710.
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/08/world/assassins-in-punjab-kill-an-indian-army-general.html Assassins in Punjab Kill an Indian Army General - New York Times
  4. Book: Singh, Gurmit . History of Sikh Struggles . Atlantic Publishers & Distributors . 1989 . 4 . 108.
  5. Book: Sifakis, Carl . Encyclopedia of Assassinations: More than 400 Infamous Attacks that Changed the Course of History . Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. . 2013 . 9781626363250 . Revised . On November 7, 1988, gunmen presumed to be Sikhs machine-gunned to death Major General B. N. Kumar, the highest ranking Indian army officer to be killed by terrorists in six years of violence in the Punjab..

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