Shabeg Singh

Major General Shabeg Singh, PVSM, AVSM (1 May 1924 – 6 June 1984), was a Sikh Indian military officer-turned militant. He had previously served in the British Indian Army followed by the Indian Army, but later joined the movement of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

Shabeg Singh fought in several wars including World War II, 1947 Indo-Pak War, Sino-Indian War, 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, and notably in the Bangladesh Liberation War in which he trained the Mukti Bahini. In 1983, Singh joined Sikh movement for rights in Punjab, named Dharam Yudh Morcha. He was killed during Operation Blue Star launched by Indian Army at Golden Temple in 1984.