Hunger-Striking Sikh Activist Surat Khalsa’s Son-In-Law Murdered In Chicago

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CHICAGO – Sikh activist Surat Singh Khalsa’s son-in-law Satwinder Singh Bhola was murdered at 1.40 am on Monday in Perio area of Chicago by indentified persons outside his apartment.

Unfazed by the murder of his son-in-law in the US, Veteran Sikh activist Khalsa reiterated that he would not end his fast till the release of Sikh prisoners.

Bhola (53) was husband of Sarvarinder Kaur who was with her father for the past many months. She had gone back to Chicago only on August 5.

Meanwhile supporters of Khalsa have blamed Indian agencies behind this act and have alleged that this is an act to force Surat Khalsa to give up his peaceful hunger strike. Sikh organizations have been circulating the message through social media along with pictures of Bhola.

Kaur’s brother Ravinderjit Singh Gogi confirmed the news as he said, “we got this news and we all are very shocked to listen. My brother-in-law was coming back from his work and after he parked his car in the parking of his apartments, some unidentified persons attacked him with a knife and he died on the spot.”

He said that the family was in a state of shock after this incident. Bhola was having his own business in Chicago.

Khalsa’s continues his hunger strike with the demand of premature release of Sikhs and Gogi maintained that come what may, his father will continue his hunger strike and will not bow to any pressure.

Gogi stated that Punjab Government had tried that his father must give up his strike but they have failed.

Local police has launched a massive manhunt to nab the assailants. The police has not been able to determine the cause of his murder.

Bhola, according to the police, suffered multiple stab wounds. Preliminary indications are that he died of a stab wound in the neck.

Bhola was nominated as spokesperson of All India Sikh Student Federation at the peak of militancy in Punjab.

Following operation Blue Star in Amritsar, he served a two-year jail sentence. After being released from the jail, Bhola moved to California and from there he moved to Chicago where he was in the hotel business.