Jathedar Sukhdev Singh Sakhira
Aka Jathedar Bhai Sakhira
Attain Shaheedi on 5 May 1986
Male, age 35
Demographics
Residence
Sakhira, Tarn Taran (Tehsil), Tarn Taran
Father Name
Sardar Budh Singh
Mother Name
Mata Surjit Kaur
Siblings (including Shaheed)
3 Brothers and 2 Sisters; Bhai Balbir Singh, Bibi Dalbir Kaur, Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sakhira, Bhai Waryam Singh, Bibi Sukhbir Kaur
Year of Birth
1951
Married
No
Education
Gurmat Scholar from Damdami Taksal
Employment
Damdami Taksal Parcharak
Kharku Sangarsh
Kharku Status
Active Kharku
Jathebandi Name
Jathedar
Bhai Manbir Singh Chaheru
Sathi Singh (fellow Singhs)
Bhai Manbir Singh Chaheru, Bhai Tarsem Singh Kohar, Giani Arur Singh, Bhai Sukhdev Singh Chaba, Bhai Dhanna Singh, Bhai Avtar Singh Brahma, Bhai Durga Singh Arifke, Bhai Kuldeep Singh Muchhal, Bhai Gurdev Singh Usmanwala, Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal, Bhai Anok Singh Babbar,
Shaheedi Details
Shaheedi Date
05 May 1986
Shaheedi Date Varified from
Encounter type
Fratricidal War
Place of Shaheedi
Chatiwind Road, near Shaheedan Sahib, outside Dera Baba Bidhi Chand, City Amritsar, Amritsar, Amritsar
Name of Sathi Singh who got Shaheed together
not any
Short Shaheedi Story
On 5 May 1986, in broad daylight, four unidentified gunmen arrived in a Jeep and assassinated Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sakhira. The incident occurred on Chatiwind Road, near Shaheedan Sahib, outside Dera Baba Bidhi Chand, in the city of Amritsar. Within minutes, the gunmen fled the scene in their vehicle. It was later revealed that the attack was part of a fratricidal conflict.
Family Reflections
Other Member Shaheed in Family
unknown