Labh Singh

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Sukhdev Singh Dhillon (1952 – 12 July 1988), also known as General Labh Singh and Sukha Sipahi, was a militant, ex Punjab police personnel, and Sikh separatist who took command of the Khalistan Commando Force after its first leader, Manbir Singh Chaheru, was arrested in 1986. Labh Singh was a close associate of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale who committed multiple targeted attacks with Surinder Singh Sodhi and fought against the Indian Army during Operation Blue Star. He was involved in the assassination of retired Chief of Army Staff Arun Vaidya and the attack on the Director-General of the Punjab Police, Julio Francis Ribeiro. He was involved in multiple assassinations of police, and government officials as well as targeted attacks on Communists. Labh Singh was the mastermind behind the Lalru bus massacre and Fatehabad bus massacre killing 74 bus passengers. He masterminded what was then India's largest bank robbery, taking almost ₹57 million (equivalent to ₹710 million or US$7.4 million in 2023) from the Punjab National Bank, Miller Gunj branch, Ludhiana. Labh Singh mastermind many other robberies which enabled the Khalistan Commando Force to buy weapons.