Defending Sachkand - June 1984

In June 1984 the Indian army attacked Sachkand Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar under fabricated claims of flushing out Sikhs. Thousands of innocent people were murdered by the army and no arrest warrants were mentioned in the ‘Indian government white paper the Punjab agitation’ (July 1984) for anyone in the complex at the time of the attack. The Sikhs who defended the complex fell to the bullets of the Indian army – a few survived. The account that follows is based upon factual information and events. A lead fictional character, Balraam Singh, has been created to lead the narrative.