Shaheed Bhai Major Singh Nagoke

Bhai Mejor Singh Nagoke was a prominent figure associated with the Sikh militant movement in Punjab during the 1980s. He is most widely known for his involvement in the assassination of Punjab Police DIG A. S. Atwal outside the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, on 25 April 1983, an incident that became one of the most significant events of that period. Some Sikh sources and militant literature remember him as a dedicated Sikh activist and martyr, while official records describe him as a militant involved in armed activities. His name has also been linked to an attack on the convoy of the then President of India, Giani Zail Singh. The life and actions of Bhai Mejor Singh Nagoke remain part of the complex and turbulent history of Punjab during the 1980s, a period that had a lasting impact on Sikh politics and Indian history.