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Bhindranwale attracted a coterie of terrorists who robbed banks and killed hundreds of Hindus and those dubbed Sikh apostates. [...] However, when the terrorists began random killings of Hindus, hoping to precipitate mass flight, thereby creating a de facto Khalistan, Bhindranwale could no longer count on behind the scenes government support and moved to the sanctuary of the Golden Temple.
Not surprisingly, these rampant attacks on Hindus, orchestrated by Bhindranwale from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines, led to a Hindu backlash
Bhindranwale used terrorism to frighten and intimidate Hindus
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Official reports put the number of deaths among the Indian army near about 83 and they put the number of civilian deaths at 493, though independent estimates ran much higher.
Official reports put the number of deaths among the Indian army at 83 and the number of civilian deaths at 492, though independent estimates ran much higher.
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The Punjab violence reached a peak in June, 1984, when the army attacked the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest Sikh shrine, killing hundreds of Sikh militants who lived in the temple complex, and who the government said had turned it into an armory for Sikh terrorism.
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ignored (help)The Punjab violence reached a peak in June, 1984, when the army attacked the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest Sikh shrine, killing hundreds of Sikh militants who lived in the temple complex, and who the government said had turned it into an armory for Sikh terrorism.
He also organised killer squads in each village to eliminate the 'enemies' of the Sikh faith, thereby increasing his visibility and reach across the state