Deepa Heran - one of the most feared men to ever set foot in Punjab

Shaheed Bhai Gurdeep Singh 'Deepa Heran wala' was born in village Heran, tehsil Nakodar, District Jalandhar. His father's name was Surjit singh and mother was Gurbachan kaur, two brother's Jang Bahadur Singh and Amritpal Singh and one sister. The village of Heran lies approx 18kms from Jalandhar. Deepa's early education was in his village primary school and later he joined High school. At this stage there was no indication that a mischievous Deepa at school would begin to live up to Sikh teachings and serve the Sikh nation in such a way that he will be remembered for ages.

Deepa would leave such a legacy that he would be respected by coming generations and the village of Heran would be known to every Sikh around the world. The Sikh holocaust of June 1984 left a deep scar on the Sikh psyche, Deepa was one of many who was affected by this tragedy and shaken to the core. Soon shock turned to anger and there was only one priority on Deepa's mind, to punish those who had inflicted such a blow on the Sikh nation.

Earlier On the 4th august 1982 the Akali Dal had passed a 45 point resolution at Sri Anandpur Sahib which resulted in violence and the death of more than 200 Sikhs at the hands of Indian police. In one of his many speeches at the Manji Sahib Diwan hall, Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale sent out a warning to those only interested in their own political agenda; "If anyone decides to negotiate anything less than the 45 point resolution then bring them to the book". Sant Bhindranwale himself kept this vow right from the start of the struggle and told his followers that if they are to start a united front, then not to make the same mistake as Fateh Singh did by breaking his so called hunger strike by drinking a glass of juice. But those who betrayed the Sikh nation on every opportunity (Akalis) never learnt their lesson; biggest traitors Longowal, Barnala, Balwant ladoo agreed and signed the controversial Rajiv-Longowal accord.

They had become the ultimate sell outs and traitors to the Sikh nation after signing this accord, the dead bodies scattered around the Darbar Sahib complex, the grief and screams of Sikh women and children were all forgotten by those who signed this accord. The Rajiv-Longowal accord was strongly opposed and rejected by all Sikh organisations. When Longowal returned to the Darbar Sahib there was fierce opposition to him that ended in violence. 15 to 20 Sikhs tried to block his entrance to the Sikh student federation office which resulted in Longowals bodyguards opening fire but no one was injured. In reaction to this nearly 100 Sikhs quickly gathered and hurled whatever they could get their hands on towards Longowal before he managed to escape inside. The very next day Longowal left the Darbar Sahib complex for good and 25 days after signing the accord he was shot dead by Bhai Jarnail Singh halwara and his associates near Sherpur.

The accord had discretely hidden information that there would be state elections in Punjab and Surjit Singh barnala would become the chief minister of Punjab. This resulted in the Akali dal faction of Badal and Tohra and Sikh student federation boycotting this decision. At the same time Deepa was busy highlighting and protesting the same issue in the Nakodar area. Towards the end of 1986 Master Ratan from Heran informed the police that Deepa was an active and staunch supporter of the Sikh student federation. Master ratan was present at nakodar police station when the police arrested and interrogated Deepa and falsely charged him on Arms acts sections 25, 54, 59. This resulted in Deepa being sent to Jalandhar jail. It was only after 2 months that Deepa was granted bail.

When Deepa was released, he was left in no doubt that the only way to achieve justice was to fully pledge himself to the Sikh freedom movement. The first task was to punish Master Ratan for his role in falsely getting Deepa and hundreds of innocent Sikh youth like him imprisoned, tortured and murdered. Master Ratan became Deepa's first victim, and from this point on he was underground and at large.

According to police records Deepa was responsible for 217 Assassinations and 37 vehicles were used in his actions. Throughout his absconding escapades on average, Deepa punished an enemy every 9th day and took the Sikh freedom movement to an untouchable height.

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[yarrijattde1]

bai ehna vicho dippa kidda va bai,,,

[EliteEstablishment]

@yarrijattde1 the one on the right, red tie.

[jatsher]

He was fearless and respected by everyone , even the Police. He was very much missed by Punjab.

[kutaputchamarda]

eh hai sher khalistan da dipa hera wala thx vir ji

[Junta450]

Bohat allaa. Ba kamaal!

[KopSingh1986]

BRAP BRAP, khalistan Zindabad

[0077JASS]

@happylehal 22 nakodar de nere c pind es babbar sher da ...jalandhar distt. ch

[jagdip69]

According to police records Deepa was responsible for 217 murders and 37 vehicles were stolen and used in his actions.

[jatt110]

Khalistan Zindabad!

[HuntterStyle]

Hey Dipa was a good boy He come to Dhesian Kahna Village v meet him in the Football Ground near Akhara (Wrestling Club). : )

[BKI408]

i heard deepa heraanwala is still alive

[jagga883]

khalistan zindabad ,,,,,,,,,,singh is king

[dsingh11]

heera wallaya deepaya tere toh balharye...anakh kkom laye soormey rehan lardehy..long live ur legacy.

[RainmanSandhu]

@WarriorOfSSF thanks for comment. It was much appreciated and understood. I agree with your statements 110%.