Talwinder Singh Parmar
Indian militant
Talwinder Singh Parmar (or Hardev Singh Parmar; 26 February 1944 – 15 October 1992) was a Sikh militant and the mastermind of the 1985 Air India Flight 182 bombing, which killed 329 people. It was the worst single incident of aviation terrorism in history until the September 11 attacks in the United States. In addition, another bomb was meant to explode aboard Air India Flight 301 in Japan the same day, but it exploded while the plane was still grounded, killing two people. Parmar was also the founder, leader, and jathedar of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), a Sikh militant group involved in the Khalistan movement. He expanded BKI internationally into Canada and Germany.
In 1981, he was accused by India of killing 2 Punjab Police officers and was arrested in 1983 in West Germany. In an interview with Des Pardes Parmar would admit involvement in the murder of Lala Jagat Narian and numerous Nirankaris. He was released in 1984 after which he immediately returned to Canada.
Parmar orchestrated the bombing of Air India Flight 182, killing 329, and an attempted bombing of Air India Flight 301, killing 2 bag handlers. While out on bail, in relation to the Air India bombing, Parmar would be arrested in connection to a planned bombing of an Air India plane in New York in 1986.
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