Cut The Clutter: Sandip Singh Sidhu, Canada border supdt among NIA’s most wanted, brings back Punjab’s darkest era

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With Canada border agency confirming that Sandeep Singh Sidhu, who is wanted by NIA for 'promoting terrorist activities' & the murder of comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu, is a CBSA employee. In Episode 1540 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta at the assassination of Shaurya Chakra winner Comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu, his family, and their stirring 1990-1991 story, when Punjab terrorism was at its peak and over 5000 civilians plus 452 cops were killed.

Read Punjab militants create conditions of anarchy, hold the state to ransom here: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19910115-punjab-militants-create-conditions-of-anarchy-hold-the-state-to-ransom-813906-1991-01-15 Read police chief K.P.S. Gill turns the tide in Punjab with controversial and ruthless methods here: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19930415-police-chief-k.p.s.-gill-turns-the-tide-in-punjab-with-controversial-and-ruthless-methods-810969-1993-04-15 Read Operation Bluestar has no champions today: K.P.S. Gill here: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19930415-you-can-say-i-have-vested-interest-in-restoring-normalcy-in-punjab-k-p-s-gill-810952-1993-04-15 Read The New York Times' Sikh gunmen kill Hindu in Punjab: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/03/world/sikh-gunmen-kill-hindu-in-punjab.html Read Balwinder Singh Sandhu's Shaurya Chakra citation here: https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/balwinder-singh-sandhu Read the 15 January, 1991 issue of India Today magazine https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/15-01-1991 Read Blander Singh Sandy’s shaurya Chakra citation here: https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/3752