Babbar Khalsa

Babbar Khalsa

Babbar Khalsa(BKI) (Punjabi: ਬੱਬਰ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, ), also known as Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), is an armed resistance organisation based in India. Many consider the Babbar Khalsa a resistance movement, and it played a prominent role in the Punjab insurgency. Babbar Khalsa International was created in 1978, after a number of Sikhs were killed in clashes with the Nirankari sect. It was active throughout 1980s in the Punjab insurgency but its influence declined in the 1990s after several senior members were killed in encounter killings with police. Babbar Khalsa International has since been declared to be a terrorist organization in many countries, including India, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. On March 13, 2011, Jagtar Singh Tara split from the Babbar Khalsa to form the Khalistan Tiger Force for undisclosed reasons.