by sunny on Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:13 pm
shaheed bhai karaj singh thande became a khadkoo singh in the year 1985 deserting from the mahar regiment were he was a champion body builder as well as a sepoy.he quickly rose up the militant ranks to lt gen of the btfk formed in 1987.karaj singhs father was makhan singh 75 years old at the time who owned 5 acres of farmland had 3 sons and 2 daughters.when bhai karaj singh thande left home to become a militant his father became very depressed.in 1987 when karaj singhs mother was killed by some say police cats others said another militant group was responsible including someone called khazan singh from the same village thande,bhai karaj singh and his gang one day gunned down khazan singhs son, his son in law, and his father in revenge.in those days when a btfk letterpad was sent as a warning to wrongdoers the signature underneath allways had the name karaj singh thande alias pehlwan on it.