Beant Singh (assassin)
Beant Singh (Punjabi: ਬੇਅੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (6 January 1959:– 31 October 1984), was a bodyguard of the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, and was one of two who took part in her **ination in 1984.
Family
Beant Singh was born in a Ramdasia Sikh family to Baba Sucha Singh and Kartar Kaur.
Singh's widow Bimal Kaur Khalsa initially joined the Sikh militant group, and then got imprisoned. Later she got elected from Ropar Cons*uency. His father, Baba Sucha Singh, was also elected member of Lok Sabha from Bathinda (Lok Sabha cons*uency).
Their son, Sarbjit Singh is a leader of SAD (Mann).
Honours and death anniversaries
In 2003, a Bhog ceremony was held at the highest Sikh temporal seat in Akal Takht, located in the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar, where tributes were paid.
In 2004, his death anniversary was again observed at Akal Takht, Amritsar, where his mother was honored by the head priest and tributes were paid to Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh by various political parties.
On 6 January 2008, the Akal Takht declared Beant Singh and Satwant Singh 'martyrs of Sikhism',
The Sikhism-centric political party in India, Shiromani Akali Dal, observed the death anniversary of Beant Singh and Satwant Singh as 'martyrdom' for the first time on 31 October 2008; every 31 October since, their 'martyrdom day' has been observed at Sri Akal Takht Sahib.