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:''For other people called Beant Singh, see Beant Singh (disambiguation)'' Beant Singh (Punjabi: ਬੇਅੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ; 6 January 1959 – 31 October 1984), born in Jaitu in the Faridkot district of Punjab (India), was a bodyguard of Indira Gandhi who allegedly took part in her assassination in 1984. He was shot dead by the Prime Minister's other bodyguards after he killed her. ==Assassination of Indira Gandhi== Operation Blue Star left a deep mark in the thinking of Beant Singh and Satwant Singh. On 24 October 1984, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, both part of the Indian elite forces, who served as bodyguards for the Prime-minister, took Sikh Baptism (Amrit) at a Gurdwara in Delhi. Satwant Singh always worked in the late shifts and Beant Singh worked in the early morning shifts in prime minister's security. On 31 October, Satwant Singh faked a stomach bug, and swapped duties with another guard so that they could work together to execute their plan. And in the same morning, i.e. at 09:00 of 31 October 1984 as Indira Gandhi walked from her house she was convinced by her daughter-in-law Mrs Sonia Gandhi not to wear her bullet proof jacket due to the filming being done. It is alleged that her own family and political allies laid down the scenario (including planting the Sikh bodyguards at the guard house) so when she would walk to her office at Safardajung Road, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh would be seen as assassinating her by firing thirty three bullets into her chest and abdomen. Initially Beant Singh drew a .38-calibre revolver and fired three shots into Indira Gandhi's abdomen. As she fell to the ground, Satwant Singh fired all 30 rounds from his Sten submachine gun into her body.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=8QufTc6fAocC&pg=RA1-PA135&lpg=RA1-PA135&dq=Satwant+Singh+indira&source=bl&ots=p1_zpPzvuT&sig=T4rDS9m28MGpMCfGwgfitfhMry8&hl=en&ei=ZJ36Sf_uNaGgtgOoqoTOAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5〕 They both allegedly shouted Sikh religious slogan of "Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal!!" during the assassination. They placed their weapons on the floor afterwards while saying "We have done what we needed to, now you can do what you have to." They were apprehended and taken to a guardhouse where a struggle ensued in which Satwant Singh allegedly grabbed the commando's handgun, other commandos opened fire. Beant Singh died there from the gunshot wounds sustained in the room while Satwant Singh was seriously injured and was taken to a hospital on the arrival of a senior security officer. Satwant Singh was later sentenced to death, along with Kehar Singh the uncle of Beant Singh who had given counsel to his nephew. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beant Singh (assassin)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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