Lakhbir Singh Rode (1952-2023) was a Canadian Khalistani separatist who led the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), a controversial organization that In establishing Khalistan, an independent homeland for Sikhs in India. He is the nephew of notorious Sikh activist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Lakhbir Singh is also associated with the separatist groups Khalistan Zindabad Force and Khalistan Liberation Force. His criminal record includes armed attacks on law enforcement officers, making improvised explosive devices and bomb blasts, targeted killings of members of minority groups, extortion, raising funds for terrorist activities and spreading fear among ordinary people. Rod died of a heart attack on December 1, 2023 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Wiki/Biography
Lakhbir Singh Brar was born in 1952 (71 years old; as of 2023) in Rode village, Bagha Purana tehsil, Moga district, Punjab, India. Various media also refer to him as “Lakhbir Singh”, “Singh Lakhbir Rohde” or “Singh Lakhbir”. In his later years, he initially fled to Dubai and then moved to Canada. According to reports, he lived in exile in Lahore, Pakistan.
family and caste
He was born into a Jat Sikh family.
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about his parents. His brother Jasbir Singh Rode was the Akal Takht Jathedar.
Jasbir Singh Lord
wife and children
He was married with two sons and a daughter, and they were living in Canada at the time of his death.
others
He is the nephew of Sikh activist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
religion
He believes in Sikhism.
Lakhbir Singh Rohde – Khalistani separatist
Lakhbir Singh Rode is listed as an individual terrorist by the UA(P)A. In August 1984, after Operation Blue Star, he co-founded the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) with his brother Jasbir Singh Rode. Operation Blue Star was an operation by the Indian Armed Forces in which troops raided the buildings of the Sikh holy Golden Temple in Amritsar to clear out Khalistan militant leader Jarnail Singh who was hiding in the temple complex. Bhindranwale and his followers. ISYF was established in the UK as the international branch of the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF). The first meeting of ISYF was held in Walsall, UK. Rohde also has links to the Islamic terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Rohde was instrumental in establishing the Khalistan-Kashmir International Organization, a cooperative platform for coordinated action between Sikhs and Islamic extremists. It was formed following setbacks for terrorists in the Khalistan-Kashmir-to-Muslim (K2M) Front, which pioneered joint operations between Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir militants and Islamist terror factions in the early 1990s sex platform. Under the leadership of Lakhbir Singh Rode, ISYF has branches in more than a dozen countries in Western Europe and Canada. The federal government’s case study on Lakhbir Singh is as follows:
ISYF has chapters in various locations in the UK, Germany, Canada and the United States of America. Lakhbir Singh was allegedly transporting arms and explosives to India from across the border to carry out terror activities in Punjab and target various Very Important Persons (VVIPs) and political leaders. “
He is also an active member of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF). Lakhbir Singh and Maan Behangi are reportedly the main organizers of the powerful KZF base in Birganj, Nepal. Lakhbir Singh was arrested in November 1998 after a two-day manhunt at a hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, where authorities found 20 kilograms of RDX, time switches, electric detonators and high-power batteries in his custody . During interrogation, he reportedly admitted that the shipment was bound for India. Singh also revealed his interactions with three officials from the Pakistan embassy, including one named Asim Saboor. The base in Nepal was allegedly established by the KZF with support from the ISI during the Punjab militancy period. In February 2001, the UK banned ISYF under the Terrorism Act 2000. Subsequently, in 2002, India also banned ISYF under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and was officially designated as a terrorist organization by the Indian government.
Lakhbir Singh Rode speaks at Panthak Congress
Lakhbir Singh Rode’s name also appeared in the bombing of Air India Flight 182, a passenger plane flying the Montreal-London-Delhi-Mumbai route in June 1985 Exploded over the Atlantic Ocean on the 23rd. Inderjit Singh Reyat, a dual British-Canadian citizen, pleaded guilty in 2003 and Babbar Khalsa International leader Talwinder Singh Par Talwinder Singh Parmar also pleaded guilty. Many years later, in 2007, reports emerged that Parma had named Lakhbir Singh as one of the masterminds of the bombings during the investigation before his death on October 15, 1992. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Indian Air Task Force thoroughly investigated Palma’s confession and concluded that it contained some false information about a terrorist plot. In May 2001, an RCMP team traveled to Pakistan to interrogate Brar, who had previously been ruled out as a suspect in the Air India conspiracy. Brar told police Surjan Singh Gill was involved in the plot, according to the RCMP report. Gill was a long-time suspect in Burnaby who later began living in England. Brar told police that Talwinder Parmar and Ajab Bagri lacked the courage to carry out the explosion alone. Additionally, Brar said long-time suspect Manjit Singh, also known as Lal Singh, shared information with him about bombings in Pakistan. According to the RCMP report, Manjit Singh told Brar that the person who purchased the M&L was Sikh activist Ripudaman Singh Malik. Manjit Singh also said that Malik arranged flights for them and they went to the airport to pack their luggage. The police report also mentions Brar’s claim that Malik also arranged for passports for them. Although they had their own passports, they used the ones provided by Malik. By the time the RCMP discovered the information, Malik and Bagri had been acquitted two years earlier in the British Columbia Supreme Court in connection with the Air India bombing. Brar’s statement was not used during the trial. Rohde has also been charged in connection with the bomb blast at Ludhiana court complex on December 23, 2021. The explosion killed one person and injured six others. According to the NIA, Rohde formed a terrorist group, carried out bombings and illegally brought weapons into India. He teamed up with Zulfikar (also known as Pehalwan), a smuggler involved in the cross-border arms, explosives and drugs trade in Pakistan. Other associates include Harpreet Singh (known as “Happy Malaysia”), Surmukh Singh (also known as Sammu), Dilbag Dilbagh Singh and Rajanpreet Singh. Rohde used the smuggling network Zulfikar and his associates Surmukh Singh and Harpreet Singh to transfer the IED to Gagandeep Singh, who planted the blast in the complex installation, and died in the process.
Video of the blast scene at Ludhiana Court House on December 23, 2021
In early 2023, the NIA took control of a piece of land owned by Lakhbir Singh in Gurupura village in Mogakot. According to the notification issued by the NIA, one fourth of the land i.e. 43 kanal 3 marlas was confiscated on the order of the NIA court. The October 5 court order was related to a case filed by the NIA in Delhi on October 1, 2021. Rode was charged under various sections including Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Explosive Substances Act (1908), Section 16 UA(P)A Act (1967) Sections 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38 and 39, Sections 21B, 27A and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, and Section 120B of the IPC. The case relates to the Tiffin bomb explosion that occurred on September 15, 2021, near the Punjab National Bank in Jalalabad Town, Fazilka District, Punjab Province. NIA investigation revealed that Lakhbir Singh was the mastermind behind the entire conspiracy. The NIA said Rohde was heavily involved in transporting consignments containing arms, ammunition, specially crafted explosive devices, grenades and narcotics to carry out terrorist activities, especially bomb blasts, to instil fear and terror among the people of Punjab.
die
Lord died of a heart attack in Pakistan on December 1, 2023 at the age of 71. Lakhbir Singh’s death was confirmed by his brother and former Akal Takht Jasbir Singh Rohde. Former Khemkaran MLA of Shiromani Akali Dal Badal Virsa Singh Valtoha paid tribute to Rode on his Facebook page.
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