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| Assassination of Arjun Dass | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Date | 5 September 1985 9:20 am (IST) |
| Target | Arjun Dass |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | .55 revolver .38 revolver 9mm stengun |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Victims | 8 |
| Perpetrators | Harjinder Singh Jinda Sukhdev Singh Sukha |
No. of participants | 6 |
| Motive | "Justice" for 1984 anti-Sikh riots |
On September 5, 1985, at 9:20 am member of the Delhi Metropolitan Council, close associate of Sanjay Gandhi, and Congress leader Arjun Dass was assassinated by 3 Sikhs in Delhi.[1] The assassins were Harjinder Singh Jinda,[2] Sukhdev Singh Sukha,[3] and another member of Jinda's group.[4] They killed Dass in revenge for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.[5][6] Along with Arjun Dass his bodyguard, a constable, was killed and 6 others were injured.[7][8]
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