A 38-year-old Sikh woman has been charged in connection with the attack on the 1984 Operation Blue Star hero KS Brar in London in September, 2012, taking to four the number of people accused in the case. ...
11:21 PM, Feb 09, 2013
One of the three Sikh men charged with attacking Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar in London, pleaded guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, as the accused were on Friday remanded in custody to stand trial from April 2. Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, pleaded guilty to the charge of "unlawful wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm" at the hearing in...
08:38 AM, Jan 19, 2013
London: British Police have arrested two more persons, including a woman, in connection with the assassination attempt in London on Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star. Brar, 78, on a private visit, was returning to his hotel with his wife when he was attacked in central London by four men on September 30 and suffered a wound on his neck and cheek. A...
11:49 AM, Nov 23, 2012
Newspapers have carried extensive coverage of the news of the honouring of the killers of Congress MP Lalit Makhen and General AS Vaidya by the ...
11:59 AM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: Alarmed by the attack on Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar in London and the widespread condemnation of it, the Centre on Thursday decided to provide security to all the veterans of Operation Blue Star. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after a security review meeting on Thursday also took the decision of continuing category Z security to Lt Gen Brar. Brigadier (retd) Israr Rahim Khan, who led the assault...
04:26 PM, Oct 11, 2012
London: A 29-year-old man was arrested here on Wednesday in connection with the attack on Lt Gen KS Brar, the Operation Blue Star hero, taking to three the total number of persons in custody in the case. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said "a further arrest has been made in connection with the investigation into the attack on Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar in London on September 30. "On...
08:22 PM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: Government on Tuesday took stock of the security of Lt Gen (Retd) KS Brar, who survived an assassination attempt in London, and decided to continue his tight security by army soldiers and ensure all stakeholders are informed in advance about his travel plans. The security of Brar, who was attacked in London last week for his role in Operation Bluestar, was discussed threadbare at a high-level meeting chaired...
09:59 PM, Oct 09, 2012
London: One more person was on Monday arrested in Lt General KS Brar attack case in London. A 27-year-old youth was arrested in connection with the case and remanded to police custody. With this arrest, the total number of people in police custody in the case has gone up to three. This comes even as two other people, who have been charged with the attack have been denied bail and...
09:47 PM, Oct 08, 2012
London: The charge in the attack on Lt General (Retired) Kuldip Singh Brar has been downgraded from 'attempt to murder' to 'intent to cause grievous bodily harm'. The charge has been downgraded since the injuries were not life threatening. Two men have been charged in the case. One of them also charged with common assault on Lt Gen Brar's wife. Lt gen Brar, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' in...
02:07 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Britain has assured India of its determination to bring the perpetrators of attack on retired Lt General KS Brar to justice and said it will continue updating Indian officials about the investigations in the case. In a letter to External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office William Hague conveyed his "shock" at the attack on Brar in London on September 30...
12:48 PM, Oct 07, 2012
Mumbai: Lt General KS Brar, the Operation Bluestar hero who survived a bid on his life in London on Sunday, will resist any move by the government to relocate him, saying he finds Mumbai, his home of 20 years, "absolutely safe" and he cannot be treated like a "football". The 78-year-old former General of the Indian Army does not want to lead the "life of a prisoner" and feels relocation...
04:58 AM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: Retired Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar, who was attacked in London on Sunday, said the Khalistan revival movement is very strong and funds are coming from groups in Germany, Canada, US and UK. Brar reiterated that the attack was an assassination attempt on him and "not any message they were sending". The 78-year-old former Army officer, who is known for leading Operation Blue Star against Sikh militants in...
09:16 PM, Oct 05, 2012
London: Eleven more people were arrested in London on Friday in connection with the stabbing of retired Lieutenant General KS Brar, taking the total number in police custody to 15. Brar is known for leading leading 'Operation Blue Star' 28 years ago to flush out pro-Khalistani militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. On Thursday, four persons, including a woman, were arrested by the Metropolitan Police in connection with...
07:30 PM, Oct 05, 2012
London: Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested in London in connection with the stabbing of retired Lieutenant General KS Brar, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' 28 years ago to flush out pro-Khalistani militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. The four persons, including a woman, were arrested on Thursday by the Metropolitan Police in connection with the conspiracy to murder Brar, a spokesman of Scotland Yard...
03:54 AM, Oct 05, 2012
London: British police is treating the attack on Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar, the Operation Blue Star hero, as a case of an attempted murder, a spokesman said on Wednesday, adding the four assailants were of Asian origin. The spokesperson of the London Metropolitan police also said that all the four persons who were involved in the attack in central London on Sunday night had long beards. No arrests in...
12:09 AM, Oct 04, 2012
New Delhi: In the latest development in connection with the attack on Operation Blue Star hero Lt General KS Brar in London, sources have said that it was planned on June 6 in Germany. According to sources, the attack was planned at a meeting of radical Sikh outfits in Germany on the anniversary of Operation Blue Star. Sources further said that the plan was to attack the former army man...
06:19 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Operation Blue Star hero Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar returned to India on Wednesday but questions are now arising on whether the government did not provide enough security to him on his trip to London. The Home Ministry now has said it wasn't informed about his travel plans after allegations that his security was downgraded. Lt General Brar gets Z-category security at home, as he led Operation Blue...
03:13 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Mumbai: Retired Lt General KS Brar, who led Operation Blue Star in 1984, returned to Mumbai from London on Wednesday, two days after being attacked. Lt Gen Brar was attacked by four men with a knife in London. The Home Ministry is expecting reports from the External Affairs Ministry and RAW on the investigation. The Home Ministry has refused to comment on who could be behind the attack before the...
01:58 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Retired Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar who commanded Operation Blue Star is expected to return home two days after he was attacked with a knife by unknown assailants in London. The Home Ministry is expecting reports from the External Affairs Ministry and RAW on the investigation. The Home Ministry has refused to comment on who could be behind the attack before the reports are prepared. The MHA has...
08:48 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Lt General KS Brar talks about the attack on him in London. The Home Ministry demands a full report. ...
09:56 PM, Oct 02, 2012
