Bibi Upkar Kaur

Jhajharo Status

Fighter

Jathebandi

Jathebandi Detailed name

President of All India Sikh Students Federation's Women’s Wing

Place of Shaheedi

Shri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Short Shaheedi Story

There was great pressure by the Jhujaru Singhs of the All-India Sikh Students Federation to relocate the women’s group for their safety, but Bibi Upkar Kaur and Bibi Paramjit Kaur (Wife of Bhai Harminder Singh Sandhu) were adamant that they will stay within the complex till their last breath. The Jhujaru Singhs had told the group of women to move towards the Baba Atal Rai Quarters, but Bibi Upkar Kaur declared, “So what if we get sent towards Baba Atal Rai Quarters, we will still be within the complex. As much as we are being pressured to move away to safety, we will not. We just need to be able to see the soldiers of the Indian army, our eyes will make sure that our bullets hit their chests. Our bullets will not let the Indian soldiers run away from their death. For this very reason, we shall keep our firearms on us. In the name of sacrifice and battle, we pray to the Almighty that he keeps sending us back onto this earth and keep fighting for the freedom of Khalistan until the day it is achieved, only then will our souls be able to rest in peace.”


During the night 5th and 6th June, Bibi Upkar Kaur and Bibi Paramjit Kaur and the wife of Harbhajan Singh Jora were making their way towards Atal Rai Quarters when they came face to face with the Indian army who immediately surrounded them. Bibi Upkar Kaur took out her revolver and began firing at the army. The return of fire saw the sacrifice of these three Sikh women and they attained Shaheedi (Martyrdom).