Shaheed Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar

[khalsa2010]

Vaheguro je kha khalsa vaheguro je ke fateh

dass wanted to know about bhai shaibs jeevan because i dont know much but found his jeevan so amazing so could anybody please share their storys about bhai shaibs jeevan... what kind of gursikh he was etc and if you have pictures could you please post them... if they are things that cannot be openly said please p.m...

dhaan vaad je

vaheguro je kha khalsa vaheguro je ke fateh.....

[Khalistani]

Martyrdom of a Martyr is the breath of nations. Martyrdom plays the role of giving life to the dead nations and keeps the desire for freedom alive. But martyrdom comes only in the destiny of those with good fate. An ordinary man first takes birth, lives for some time and then dies. But a martyr decides the fate of his own death; and to keep his nation alive, he rejects living a comfortable life and accepts the death rope gladly. A martyrdom which is achieved without any wish for personal gain is truly a great act. But only rare brave warriors are able to accept martyrdom. Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar of the Sikh militancy movement was amongst the queue of those rare brave warriors.

Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar was one of the leaders of leading Sikh freedom fighting groups. For the sake of rising spirits of the Khalsa Panth, Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar attained martyrdom during Police tortures on August 20, 1987 at the village of Verowal.

Bhai Sahib spent the 32 years of his short life for the cause of Sikh nation. Just how the sleep of Brahmin leaders was disrupted with merely the name of martyr Bhai Mathra Singh, the Brahmin leadership at that time was afraid of Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar’s name.

Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar was born in the family of Father Makhan Singh and Mother Niranjan Kaur in village Birring of district Amritsar. Bhai Sahib’s family had four sons – Bhai Joga Singh, Bhai Santokh Singh, Bhai Anokh Singh and Bhai Hardeep Singh. All the members of his family were Amritthari Gursikhs.

Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar was an owner of peaceful-saintly thinking ever since his birth. While doing work at his house he would be reading Gurbani. Not only was he a highly enlightened Gursikh, he was also a college graduate. After graduating, he started working as an Inspector in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. According to his fellow workers, Bhai Anokh Singh did his work with diligence and honesty; he also instigated his near ones to perform their duties with integrity. He believed that money from Gurdwaras was like poison for Gursikhs, and that it should only be used for the betterment and service of humanity.

Bhai Sulakhan Singh Babbar Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar and Bhai Balwinder Singh Virhing

While working as an inspector, Bhai Anokh Singh met Bhai Fauja Singh. Because of Bhai Fauja Singh’s inspirational character, Bhai Anokh Singh became a follower of the Gurmukh lifestyle. He started taking gatka lessons at Bhai Fauja Singh Ji’s farmhouse. Amongst the Singhs there, he had immense respect for Bhai Sulakhan Singh.

Before going underground, Bhai Surinder Singh Nagoke organized an Akhand Path at his house and Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar listened to the whole Akhand Path continuously in one sitting.

The bloody night of April 13, 1978 Vaisakhi shook Bhai Anokh Singh and his friends from deep inside. The martyrdom of Bhai Fauja Singh and other Singhs at the 1978 massacre left a deep effect on the saint minded Bhai Anokh Singh. After this massacre, Bhai Anokh Singh’s name came out when the Nirankaris were punished in Patti and Tarn Taran.

Bhai Anokh Singh’s highest quality was that he never misused Panthic funds. Sister of Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sakhera was married to Bhai Santokh Singh, Bhai Anokh Singh’s brother. Satguru Ji blessed Bhai Santokh Singh’s home with a son. When Bhai Anokh Singh went there to see his newly born nephew, he took 2 rupees out of his pocket and gave them to him. Seeing that, Bhai Anokh Singh’s sister-in-law, just like other village women, said to Bhai Sahib, “Brother Anokh Singh, being such an eminent warrior, how could you give only two rupees to your newly born nephew?”

Bhai Anokh Singh replied to his sister-in-law by saying, “Bhabhi Ji, even the two rupees that I gave seemed extra to me as these two rupees belong to the Panth, and I don’t want my family to use even a single penny of that money.”

After the first time when Dehli police arrested Bhai Anokh Singh, Bhai Santokh Singh went to meet him at the time he was being presented in the court. Bhai Anokh Singh called his brother and told him that if the police martyr him, his family should not sell his blood. This was not it, Bhai Anokh Singh often used to go to his house to get the tenth portion of the farming income but his brothers would request him to not take any money because of the bad financial times at their house but Bhai Anokh Singh would tell them, “Give the tenth portion of your earnings as it belongs to the Guru, and you have no right over it.”

Bhai Anokh Singh had an immense longing for dying for Panthic causes. He often used to say that when he is being martyred and the oppressors are cutting him limb by limb, he should not even scream in pain for once. It is said that when Bhai Anokh Singh’s friends got him freed from jail, Bhai Sahib said, “I finally came close to being martyred but had to run away; this exam was given to me, but I failed…” He would often say this to his father Makhan Singh too – “When there are any Governmental blockades, you should go too. Who knows you might get shot and attain martyrdom, which can only be attained with great fortune.”

Depending on the time, Shaheed Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar would kill oppressors with these fake names and get to his destination; these names were like, “Anokh Singh alias Jagdish Singh Kohli, alias Inspector, and alias Karan Singh, ect. Bhai Anokh Singh had a very good shot and he was great at changing his appearance.

According to the police, Bhai Sahib was the prime suspect for involvement in many cases. As in the cases of murders in Tarn Taran, attack on Ludhiana’s vice-Superintendent of Police, and Bhai Sahib’s name even linked with the Delhi bomb blasts.

One time on February 12, 1987, Bhai Sahib was brought to the district court of Ludhiana. At that time, Bhai Sahib’s fellow freedom fighters opened fire and killed two Police officers. When these two officers fell on the ground, Bhai Anokh Singh’s friends freed him from the Police and ran away in a Fiat car. Even after that, Bhai Sahib continued punishing enemies while being underground. At that time, the Indian Government had put the price of one-lakh rupees on Bhai Sahib’s head.

At the end, the Jalandhar police arrested the brave warrior who always sang the songs of death. The tyrant Police officers took Bhai Sahib to the Verowal Police station (district Amritsar) where he was tortured severely. Bhai Anokh Singh’s back was broken and his eyes were taken out with the bayonet of a rifle, as part of his torture. Bhai Sahib’s tongue was incised while he was doing simran. Sharpened iron rods were forced down Bhai Sahib’s legs from his feet and pushed through the knees. One hot iron rod was also forced down his skull. Nevertheless, this brave son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji did ardas for rising spirits. One Muslim leader of that time who was known for his tyrant ways of giving punishments became shocked when he witnessed Bhai Sahib staying calm and doing simran with his every breath until his death. At last, Bhai Sahib’s severely wounded body was shot inside the Verowal police station, but the soul of this martyr had already achieved liberation.

Martyrdom of Bhai Anokh Singh proved that even now the souls of the martyr Sikhs of 16th century stroll in the Sikh nation. (It should be remembered that after Bhai Sahib’s martyrdom, his father - Bhai Makhan Singh was given many tortures and martyred as well.)

The Sikh Nation bows to the deeds of Shaheed Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar and will stay committed for the aims which have been decided by the forefathers. How many such brave warriors can the Brahmin leadership eliminate? – These are the unending caravans.

-Taken from Singh Soorme by Khalsa Alliance

[sunny]

shaheed bhai anokh singh babbar was one of the top shooters for the babbar khalsa organisation,and one of his greatest encounters took place in chandigarh on 10th june 1987 with the much feared sho harjit singh alias gabbar singh who from jalandher went with a raiding party to catch bhai anokh singh babbar and his hitmen.

[khalsa2010]

Vaheguro that was really amazing to read. Does anyone have anymore storys and things about bhai shaibs jeevan that they could post

[Khalistani]

The following is from a reply posted by a Singh on Bhai Anokh Singh a few years ago on the Tapoban forum:

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Fateh!!!

Some Gurmukhs believe that occurrences like the one below should not be spoken of or mentioned, i leave that to the phorum admins to decide.

This is an account narrated to me by Bhai Amarjeet Singh who has served in the movement from 1984 onwards Bhai Sahib's health is very poor due to the numerous torture's he suffered at the hands of Punjab police.

It was 1985 Bhai Amarjeet Singh lived in a village near dera baba nanak, (the name escapes me now). Bhai Anokh Singh and two other Singhs Shaheed Bhai Satnam Singh and Shaheed Bhai Rashpal Singh arrived at Bhai Amarjeet Singh's house. They asked to stay the night as it was getting dangerous for them to travel. Bhai Amarjeet Singh of course obliged, the Singhs were just getting ready to rest when, someone else came into the house and told Bhai Amarjeet Singh that the police was coming up the road towards the village.

Bhai Anokh Singh decided they should move on and not endanger the people of the village anymore. As they got to the edge of the village Bhai Anokh Singh suggested that the Singhs split up and and make best the escape, they agreed to meet at another safe house the following evening.

With this the Singhs said fateh and departed, within 20 mins the police came knocking on Bhai Amarjeet Singhs' door they always came to his house first. They checked Bhai Sahib's house fully and could not find anything. They had the village surrounded, Bhai Amarjeet Singh had got onto the roof of the house, he saw that police had a encircled the village and where now searching the fields around the village. The search had been continuing for about 2 hours when Bhai Amarjeet Singh went up onto the roof again, he could see that the police was now very close to the houses they were about 400ft away. Then Bhai Amarjeet noticed that in the field nearby that Bhai Anokh Singh was sitting cross legged in field of wheat. He was sure Bhai Anokh Singh could see that the police was no more than 150ft away. But Bhai Anokh Singh was not flinching he was still, immersed in simran. The police were getting closer and closer to Bhai Anokh Singh. Eventually they were less then 5 ft away from him, Bhai Amarjeet Singh could not believe it, he could see Bhai Anokh Singh from over 60ft in the dark, yet the police could not see him from 5ft. During all of this Bhai sahib was still sat cross legged in the field. The police had completed the search and returned to Bhai Sahib's house, they then arrested Bhai Amarjeet Singh and took him away.

Bhai Anokh Singh returned to Bhai Amarjeet Singh's house some weeks later, he would not discuss that night just saying that everything that happens is in Satguru's will, he cannot even begin to comprehend his wondrous ways - and that is the way I think we should leave it.

[khalsa2010]

vaheguro i never knew about that story thanks for sharing .. if any other storys you have can you please post them dhan vaad je

[Khalistani]

If you go on the video page on the site you can watch a video on Babbar Khalsa Singhs where Wadhava Singh talks about the main BK Singhs and speaks on the character of Bhai Anokh Singh.

Another story I heard was that Bhai Sahib and other Singhs where being followed by the police until they reached the Beas river. The river was impossible to cross as there was risk of drowning. Bhai Sahib did ardaas and the Singhs managed to safely cross to the other side whilst the police faced difficulty.

Bhai Sahib was nothing short of a Sant who was respected by all Jathebandis.

[sunny]

the ssp in charge at that time was mohhamad hizhar alam who just a year before in 1986 was posted out of jalandher after the killings in nakoder of some aissf activists

[ramneek_brar]

That cruel Police Officer retiere Addl. DGP Izhar Alam who killed lot of Singhs in fake encounetrs is now the Incharge of Malerkotla Constituency by Shiromani Akali Dal Badal ( An RSS Outfit operating in Punjab to foolish innocent sikhs) like DGP Sumedh Saini who is Badal right hand till today who killed thousands of innocent people with Poohla Nakli Nihang for extortion is now heading land mafia with political patronage from Prakash Chand and Sukhbir Ram Badal.