Paramjit Singh Panjwar is no more; KCF chief killed in Lahore
Kanwar Inder Singh/ May 6,2023
As per various media reports, chief of the separatist group Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) Paramjit Singh Panjwar was killed in Lahore’s Sunflower Society Johar Town on Saturday morning.
Panjwar took charge of KCF in 1990 and crossed over to Pakistan. Panjwar was wanted for the murder of former army chief General AS Vaidya and for the country’s biggest bank robbery in Ludhiana.
According to several media reports, Panjwar belonged to the village of Panjwar near Tarn Taran. Until 1986, when he joined the Khalistan Commando Force, he worked at the Central Cooperative Bank in Sohal. In 1986, he joined the KCF whose commander and his cousin Labh Singh was a major influence on him.
Despite denials by the Pakistan government, Panjwar stayed in Lahore while his wife and children relocated to Germany.
As per reports, ten FIRs have been registered against Paramjit from 1989 to 1990, including seven counts of murder and two under TADA.
(royalpatiala.in News)
