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Seed farm
Shoot-out
The cruelty of the Punjab terrorism was at its peak in the late
eighties. The fact is manifested by the seed farm shoot out case of
Lodhuwal, in which 19 innocent persons were first tied up with
ropes, and then mercilessly killed by the terrorists. The incident
goes like this. On November 4, 1992
at about 8.40 PM. the workers at the seed farm, Lodhuwal (which is a
Govt. seed farm on the out skirts of Ludhiana towards the river
Sutlej) were about to take rest after the day's hardwork. At that
time, seven terrorists armed with AK-47 rifles came to the seed
farm, at gun point tied up all the workers of the farm with ropes
and started firing on them. Ninteen workers lost their lives.
Twelve lost their lives
It was a
chilly winter morning. January 8, 1991 to be precise Harbans a
resident of Doraha Mandi had gone to village Sangowal, Ludhiana for
some work. When he was coming back on his motor-cycle, three unknown
terrorists stopped him, and at gun point kidnapped him alongwith
four more passers-by. The terrorists took them in their car to the
house of one Surjit Singh. Detained all the innocent persons there
for a while. After some time, the terrorists came back alongwith
five more accomplices, only to kill 12 persons detained in the
house.
17 farm
workers killed
In North India including Punjab, November is the time when winter
season sets in. Most workers go to bed early after their days toil.
The evening of November 30,1992 was no different for the farm labour
- migrated from other states - of village Silo Kalan, PS Dehlon,
till 7,O'clock. It was the time when three terrorists carrying AK-47
rifles started forcing 17 labourers
at gun point into an 80 sq.ft. tubewell room. When all the workers
were stuffed in to that small room,the terrorists started firing on
them mercilessly, killing all of them.
The objective of such killings was not only to spread terror, but
also to disrupt the economy of the state. For, Punjab's rich farmers
are mostly dependent on migrated labour from other state for crops
sowing and harvesting. Thousands of poor workers come to Punjab for
earning their livelihood through farm labour. And mostly such
labourers are the sole earners for their families staying in their
home towns. Killing one such worker means the genocide of an entire
family. Perhaps, the killers didn't realise.
Quila Raipur Killings
It was the
last dusk for eight innocent people of village Quilla Raiur, PS
Dehlon. On June 25, 1992 at around 7:45 PM, five terrorists armed
with AK-47 rifles forced their entry into the shop of one Naresh
Kumar. At gun
point, they took him alongwith seven more persons present there,
near a historic Gurdwara (religious sikh temple) Ranga Patti.
Screams notwithstanding, the killers shot all of them dead. This
mindless massacre not only stunned the village and adjoining areas,
it sent shivers down the spines of millions of Punjabis wherever
they heared or read about this
terrible happening.
Source: Punjab Trauma
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