Jagtar Singh Hawara
| Jagtar Singh Hawara | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 May 1973 Hawara, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India |
Jagtar Singh Hawara (Punjabi: ਜਗਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਹਵਾਰਾ) is the current interim Jathedar of Sri Akaal Takht Sahib, the highest Sikh religious seat.[1] He is a member of Babbar Khalsa. He is convicted in the assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, who was killed by a human bomb in Chandigarh, on August 31, 1995. During his tenure, the powerful Punjab Police were rumord to be involved in brutality against numerous Sikhs.
He is a Punjabi Sikh and belongs to Hawara village in Fatehgarh Sahib.[2] He is one of the main culprits in the assassination of the Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.[3] He was accused of the murder of a Granthi (Sikh Priest) of Sri Muktsar Sahib at the age of 15 but was later acquitted.[4][5] Hawara came back into limelight, in 2004, when he escaped from maximum security jail at Burail, along with 2 other Sikh prisoners by digging a 90 feet tunnel with his bare hands[6]
On November 10, 2015, Jagtar Singh was appointed as the interim Jathedar of the Sri Akaal Takht by the Sarbat Khalsa. He replaces Giani Gurbachan Singh.[1] Jagtar Singh Hawara is the 35th Jathedar of Sri Akaal Takht.
References
- 1 2 Correspondent, HT. "Sarbat Khalsa appoints Jagtar Singh Hawara as Akal Takht jathedar" (10 November 2015). Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.indiastudychannel.com/india/pincodes/Districts-348-Fatehgarh-Sahib.aspx Archived July 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Punjab News Line Archived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Babbar Khalsa International "Roundup"". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/5102/38/ Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.