Bhai Nimal Singh Chohla

Kharku Status

Not Kharku

Jathedar

n/a

Date of Last Arrest

Last days of August 1991

Abducted by

Nachhatar Singh, DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police) of Dharamkot

Shaheedi Date

31 August 1991

Encounter type

Fake Encounter

Place of Shaheedi

Dhamkot Police Station, Dhamkot, Moga, Moga

Name of Sathi Singh who got Shaheed together

unknown

Short Shaheedi Story

Bhai Nirmal Singh Chohla, a renowned Kavishar in Punjab during the Kharku Movement, was known for his fearless participation in Shaheedi Samagams, where he passionately sang Kavishri that celebrated and supported the Kharku Sikh Movement. His unwavering commitment drew the ire of the Punjab Police and the government, leading to his arrest around 10 to 12 times before his martyrdom.

In the final days of August 1991, Bhai Nirmal Singh was arrested by Nachhatar Singh, DSP of Dharamkot, as he was returning from a Samagam by bus. The police stopped the bus, apprehended him, and detained him at the Dharamkot Police Station, where he was brutally tortured until he succumbed to his injuries. After his martyrdom in police custody, his body was callously disposed of in the Satluj River.

Bhai Nirmal Singh Chohla never returned home. His wife and four young children anxiously awaited his return that night, but he never came back.