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A Sikh WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikhs stand for justice and dignity WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Indira Gandhi WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikh Genocide Phase 1 Indian army attacked Sikh Religious Centers across Punjab (June 5, 1984) on the day of heaviest attendance. WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Harmandar Sahib Amritsar (Darbar Sahib) WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Crowds at Harmandar Sahib on special days WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Akal Takht Sahib WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Indian army preparing for the attack WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Heavy Artillery Attacks WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Devastation in progress WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

The devastation… WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Soldiers around the Sikhs they killed WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

The Killing Continued for 4 days?? WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

2nd Phase OPERATION WOOD ROSE WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

The Sikhs were rounded up from their homes and from shops WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Caution The next six slides are very graphic in nature. However, the Sikh collective feels that these need to be shared with the world so that the extent of the atrocities can be properly communicated. WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Tortured to death after interrogation WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Boiled in cauldrons of water as part of “Interrogation.” WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Entire families Tortured to death after interrogation WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

A three year old “terrorist?” Killed in police custody WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

After torture Killed in fake encounters WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Bodies collected to be hauled off in dumpsters WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Total Numbers ??? Mr. Jaswant Singh Khalra, a human rights worker, reported that bodies of the Sikhs, classified as unidentified, were cremated in just three cremation sites in a single district (Amritsar) in just two years. This is in addition to the bodies that were identified and the one’s thrown into the canals. For this report, Mr. Khalra was later abducted by the DG.KPS Gill, tortured, was then killed by tying each leg to two different Jeeps and driving in different directions by police. WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Plan for ethnic cleansing Indira Gandhi had planned a nationwide ethnic cleansing of the Sikhs - code named ‘Operation Shanti’ for the first week of November WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Indira Gandhi Shot WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

The 3rd Phase The Plan Activated WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

The targets, selected from lists burning WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikh businesses set alight WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikh homes set on fire WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikh property set on fire WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Gurdwara Sahib attacked, caretaker beaten up, even the Sikh holy book was set on fire WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikh pulled from public transportation and beaten to death WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Dead bodies on luggage carts WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

CAUTION Be aware that next four slides are very graphic in nature. However, the Sikh collective feels that they need to be shared so that the extent of the atrocities can be properly communicated. WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

All Sikh males from the homes pulled out and set on fire WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikh Males beaten up and then burnt alive WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Not an isolated case WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Not an isolated case WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Mass Grave site, HOND-CHILLER WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Gurdwara Gian Godri (before demolition) WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Total Sikh lives lost Dr. Sangat Singh, Director of India’s strategic studies at ministry of defense, Author of the book, Sikhs in History, estimates the total number of Sikhs killed from 1984 to 1998 to be 1 to 1.2 Million. WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

Sikhs waiting for Justice WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION

WHAT CAN THE SIKHS DO? ? Your suggestions are welcome World Sikh Council – America Region thanks you for your time. WORLD SIKH COUNCIL - AMERICA REGION