Lt Gen Kuldip Brar attacked in London

[nrj]

Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar, who led Operation Blue Star, attacked at a London hotel.

More details awaited.

 

[Singh]

was that a physical assault or an armed attack ? must be some Wolverhampton sikhs

 

[Singh]

Okay he hadd been stabbed, he is safe and recuperating at home.

 

[nrj]

He was stabbed. Now brought back home, out of danger. Still under police protection.

Attacker's details unknown.

 

[nrj]

Isn't he the same Brar who led first attack in East Pakistan during 1971 ?

 

[Singh]

Appears to be a lone wolf kind of ops by some extremist UK sikhs.

 

[drkrn]

why did they attack him??

 

[biswas_k11]

an armed attack

 

[nrj]

Lt Gen KS Brar, who led Operation Blue Star, attacked in London hotel


LONDON: Retired Lt General K S Brar, who had led "Operation Blue Star" 28 years ago to flush out pro- Khalistani militants in the Golden Temple, was attacked in central London last night by four knife-wielding assailants, inflicting injuries on him.

Seventy-eight-year-old Lt Gen Brar, a Z-category protectee, was returning to his hotel from a dinner along with his wife. A television channel quoted her as saying that three bearded men attacked and tried to slash his throat. But she would not jump to the conclusion that they were Sikhs.

He was rushed to a hospital from where he was discharged today after a surgery and his wounds were stitched.

The identity of the assailants was not known nor was it clear whether the attack had anything to do with his role in the "Operation Blue Star".

Sources said the incident took place at 0100 IST on Old Quebec Street near Hyde Park when Brar was out with his wife. The couple are in London on a private visit. Gen Brar was attended by the London Ambulance Service (LAS).

The Military Attache in the Indian High Commission in London visited the hospital and enquired about the condition of the decorated officer.

It was not not also clear whether he had security in London.

Scotland Yard told PTI that investigations were on but no arrests had been made so far.

A Yard spokesman said: "Officers and LAS attended the scene and discovered a man, aged in his 70s, suffering from an injury believed caused by a knife".

He added: "The man has been taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition, his injuries are not believed to be life threatening".

Sources said External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who is in New York, called up the Indian High Commissioner J Bhagwati to know about the condition of Gen Brar, who has been on the hit-list of various extremists organisations after his central role in Operation Blue Star in 1984.

The operation was aimed at flushing out Sikh terrorists led by Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale from the Golden Temple, who was demanding a separate state for Sikhs called Khalistan.

Gen Brar is a decorated soldier who had seen action in the 1971 war with Pakistan. He was among the first to enter Dhaka when the Indian army forced Pakistani army into surrender.

General A S Vaidya who was the Army Chief in 1984 planned the highly controversial Operation Blue Star.

In 1986 Vaidya was shot dead in Pune.

Lt Gen KS Brar, who led Operation Blue Star, attacked in London hotel - The Times of India

 

[Blackwater]

was that a physical assault or an armed attack ? must be some Wolverhampton sikhs

i was a banker there

 

[Blackwater]

UK is full of Pro khalistan supporters

 

[Ray]

Hazards of service.

 

[trackwhack]

How many Army men retire abroad? Any statistics? Does Gen Brar live there or was he visiting? If he was visiting what security is provided?

 

[Ray]

I think he has a foreign wife, possibly English!

His younger brother has an Anglo Indian wife.

 

[trackwhack]

I think he has a foreign wife, possibly English!

His younger brother has an Anglo Indian wife.

Does our military have any policy on providing security to retired personnel living or visiting abroad?

 

[nrj]

He has survived many failed attacks in the past.

 

[nrj]

Brar, 78, and his wife were walking to their hotel after dinner in the busy neighbourhood of Marble Arch when three men attacked him. After pushing his wife away, they stabbed him in the neck and face. Alerted by his wife's screams, a passerby called the police and ambulance and the retired army officer was rushed to the hospital, where he was kept overnight before being discharged on Monday morning.

Brar, who is high on the extremists' hit list, was without any security as he is on a private visit. Despite his age, he is believed to have fought back, kicking his assailants, who were bearded, according to his wife.

The assassination attempt was the first major attack on an Indian public servant on European soil since the murder of diplomat Ravindra Mhatre by Kashmiris in 1984 and will lead to renewed calls urging Western governments to crack down on anti-Indian militants.

KS Brar, who led Op Bluestar, stabbed in London - Hindustan Times

 

[mikhail]

He has survived many failed attacks in the past.

it seems that general saab has got the luck in his favour!though he was seriuos injured he survived this ghastly attack by unidentified pro-khalistan extremists.the funny thing is that these khalistanis still have strong presence in U.K.,U.S.A and Canada but they have have literally been wiped out of the place of their origin i.e. Punjab

 

[Blackwater]

He has survived many failed attacks in the past.

It means GOD is with him????:shocked::shocked:

 

[The Messiah]

Just read the comments in toi. The bastards are abusing sikhs.

I find those abusing sikhs more scummy than the bastard that attacked the general.