Shaheed Bhai Davinder Singh Mukandpur

Babbar Khalsa

 

Bhai Davinder Singh alias Shotu was born in 1969, from the blessed womb of Mata Parkash Kaur and in the house of Sardar Bahadur Singh in Mukandpur village, off Mehta Road, district Amritsar. Bhai Shotu has an older brother and a younger sister. Sardar Bahadur Singh provided for his family by working at his family-owned farms. Bhai Shotu studied upto 12th class at the school of Dhapai village.

 

In 1989, Bhai Shotu met Bhai Sukhdev Singh Chabba of Babbar Khalsa, and due to having great love and attachment to the Sikh faith, Bhai Shotu joined the Sikh struggle for freedom. Bhai Shitu now started doing Jhujaru actions under the command of Bhai Piara Sing Rupowali. In the beginning Bhai Shotu continued staying at home, but when the Punjab police found out about his involvement, Bhai Shotu left home and joined his Jhujaru brothers by going underground. Bhai Shotu continued to punish the anti-Sikh elements in his area, striking fear into the local gangsters and looters. Bhai Shotu also helped many poor and weak families with money and protection from criminals.

 

On 21st February 1991, Bhai Shotu was travelling from Mukandpur to Chogwan Rupowali with Bhai Jagtar Singh Babbi (village Chatiwind Lehal), both Singhs were armed. The Jhujaru Singhs were confronted by Punjab police jeeps near Maga Sarai village, near the local Gurdwara Sahib. There were 6/7 police jeeps, when the police saw Bhai Shotu and Bhai Jagtar Singh Babbi, they opened fire, pushing the Jhujaru Singhs to also take positions and return fire. This fierce battle ensued for 2 hours, in which the 2 Jhujaru Singhs killed 8 police officer before attaining martyrdom themselves. The bodies of the Jhujaru Singhs were not given to the family and were quickly cremated by the police. A week after the martyrdom of his son, Sardar Bahadur Singh passed away.

 

Information given by the family of Shaheed Bhai Davinder Singh Mukandpur