Formation and Leadership
The Khalistan Commando Force was founded by Manbir Singh Chaheru in 1986.
On August 8, 1986, Punjab Police arrested Manbir Singh Chaheru ("Hari Singh"), and he was eventually killed or disappeared while in police custody. After Chaheru was arrested, former police officer Sukhdev Singh, also known as Sukha Sipahi, took command of the KCF.
Sukhdev Singh changed his name to Labh Singh and assumed the title of "General".
After his death the KCF was headed by Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind On 18 October 1989, Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind, and another KCF member were arrested by police near Jalandhar. Kanwarjit Singh Sultanwind, then 23 years old, was killed brutal in the jail.
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