Kanwar Pal Singh Gill

Kanwar Pal Singh Gill
Born 1934 or 1935
(age 76 - 77)[1][2]
Ludhiana, Punjab
Occupation Author, editor, president of the ICM
Religion

Sikhism

[3]

Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (KPS Gill) served twice as Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. Gill's role in crushing terrorism in punjab is legendary. He is known to be a fearless officer with inordinarily high organizational capabilities who led the force from the front.

Gill retired from the Indian Police Service in 1995. He is an author, editor, speaker, consultant on counter-terrorism, president of the Institute for Conflict Management and president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF).[4][5] [6] He has also been the center of controversy.[7] In 1996, he was convicted for "patting" a senior female Indian Administrative Service officer's "posterior"(sexual harassment) at a 1988 party.[7] [8] [9] [10] However, on the other side , it is argued that Gill was targetted by lobbies inimical to him. After allegations of corruption within the IHF in 2008, the Indian Olympic Association suspended the IHF indefinitely. [11] [12]

He received a Padma Shri award, India's 4th-highest civilian honor, in 1989 for his work in the civil service.[13]

Contents

Career

As of September 2009, Gill remained president of the Institute for Conflict Management.[14] As of July 2009, he was also winding up the affairs of the suspended Indian Hockey Federation as it merged with its replacement, Hockey India.[15]

1956 - 1984

Altogether, Gill lived in the northeast region of India for 28 years, returning to his home state of Punjab in 1984.[2] Gill joined the Indian Police Service[7] in 1958[14] and was assigned to the Assam and Meghalaya states in northeast India.[7]

In the early 1980s, Gill served as Inspector General of Police in Assam. Vinayak Ganapathy, writing for rediff.com in 2003, noted "Gill's no-nonsense style of functioning, which earned him the sobriquet 'supercop' in Punjab, made him unpopular among influential sections of the population" in Assam and called him "a controversial figure".[16]

1984 - 1995

He has been called a "supercop",[17] for his work in Punjab, where he was the Director General of Police[18][19] [7][17] from 1988 to 1990 and then again from 1991 until his retirement from the Indian Police Service in 1995.[1][14][20][21]

During this era when Sikh extremists in the Khalistan movement were active in Punjab, there were reports of human rights violations in the Punjab region. Amnesty International reported that, from 1983 to 1994, armed groups struggling to form an independent Sikh state were responsible for "widespread" human rights violations, killing "thousands" of civilians and taking hostages. It further reported that the police responded with a "crackdown", illegally detaining, torturing and killing "hundreds of young men".[22] Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that from the 1980s Sikh separatists were guilty of serious human rights violations through "...massacre of civilians, attacks upon Hindu minorities in the state, and indiscriminate bomb attacks in crowded places...". HRW also reported that the government response resulted in further serious human rights violations against "tens of thousands".[23][24]

In May 1988, he commanded Operation Black Thunder to flush out militants hiding in the Golden Temple. Compared to Operation Blue Star, little damage was inflicted on the Golden Temple.[25] In what was reported as a successful operation, around 200 Sikhs surrendered, 41 were killed and 2 committed suicide. Gill stated that he did not want to repeat the mistakes made by Indian army during Operation Blue Star.[26] This operation was described as a severe setback to the Khalistan movement. In contrast to prior operations, minimum force was used under full public scrutiny.[27][28]

1991 saw the peak of violence in Punjab, with more than 5000 reported killed. In 1992, the Indian government, "intent on retaking Punjab from terrorism", appointed KPS Gill chief of the police in Punjab. The police and army instituted a crackdown, and in 1993 the reported death toll was less than 500. In 1993, The New York Times reported, the people of Punjab no longer feared the Sikh "rebels or gangs", but instead feared the army and police. [29]

Jaswant Singh Khalra was a human rights activist who was taken into custody by Punjab Police on 6 September 1995.[30] Human Rights Watch reported that a September 11, 1995 writ of habeas corpus from the Supreme Court was presented to DGP Gill,[31] and officials denied that police had detained him.[30] (2005 testimony by Special Police Officer Kuldeep Singh indicated that Gill later visited Khalra in October 1995, a few days before Khalra was killed.[32][33])

1995 - 1999

Gill founded the Institute for Conflict Management (ICM) [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] and was its first[42] president. [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] Press reports noted that he ran[7][49][50] the ICM.

Gill began advising governments on counter-terrorism matters.[7][14]

In 1997, the Chief minister of Assam state Prafulla Kumar Mahanta requested his services as security advisor. However since the sexual harassment case against him was pending he was not able to take this appointment.[1]

In 1999, Delhi Police arrested Richhpal Singh, who was allegedly a Babbar Khalsa suicide bomber on a mission to assassinate Gill. He arrived in Delhi from Pakistan on an Afghan passport. Two kilograms of the explosive RDX, four detonators, and some "live wire" were recovered from him.[51] In an interview after this incident, Gill claimed that he had been a target of four or five such assassination attempts by Babbar Khalsa, and that he was not afraid.[52]

2000 - 2004

In 2000 the government of Sri Lanka sought his expertise as an anti-terrorism expert to help them draw a comprehensive counter terrorism strategy against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam[53] He was approached by Lakshman Kadirgamar who was the foreign minister of Sri Lanka[54] After the defeat of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam the similarity in the tactics used by Sri Lanka with the tactics used by Gill in Punjab was noted in an article published in India Today[55]

He was appointed security adviser to the state of Gujarat after 2002 Gujarat violence.[7] Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi commenting on his appointment stated “It is good to have an experienced person such as Gill as my security advisor. Gill had very effectively tackled the Punjab terrorism problem.”[56] He requested deployment of 1,000 extra specially-trained riot police from Punjab state to combat the violence.[57] He was credited with controlling violence after his appointment.[58][59][60][61] He arrived in Gujarat on May 3, 2002[62] He subsequently blamed a 'small group' of people for the Gujarat riots.[63]

In April 2003, there was a report that KPS Gill was being considered for the position of governor of Assam. The Northeast Study Group, of which Gill is a member, had advised against assigning a state's previous security personnel to a state as governor. Chief minister of state of Assam agreed, noting that Gill had served as Inspector-General there in the early 1980s.[16]

Martin Regg Cohn argued in a Toronto Star editorial that policies followed in Punjab by KPS Gill should be utilized in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. [64] An academic paper, "The Gill Doctrine: A Model for 21st Century Counterterrorism?", analysing his tactics in the successful fight against the Punjab insurgency was presented at the annual meeting of American Political Science Association on Aug 30, 2007.[65]

2005 - 2009

The government of Chattisgarh state in India appointed him a security adviser to help control Naxalites in 2006.[66] After an attack by Naxalites killed 55 policemen in 2007 Gill commented that the issue was one of "underdevelopment in police forces. The state policy was to leave these tribal areas alone and that gave Naxalites a base. There used to be just 3,000 police for an area the size of Switzerland. That is now changing but it will take time. But yes, it is a winnable war.".[67]

In March 2008, India's hockey team failed to qualify for the Olympics for the 1st time since the team's debut in 1928. Narender Batra, one of 11 IHF vice presidents, on resigning his position over the failure to qualify,[68] accused Gill of "autocratic functioning", and called on the entire IHF staff to step down. [5] [6] Gill responded that the critics were "professional mourners" who were proud to "run down the establishment",[5] and stated "I will respond to these things at a later stage. We do not have an instant coffee machine that you can get results instantly."[69] [70] [71] Alok Sinha, writing for India Times, noted that the top 2 executives, Gill and the secretary general, did not even talk to one another. [72] There were rumors that the secretary general of the IHF, leader of the anti-Gill faction, would also resign. [73]

Less than a month after the qualification failure, in April 2008, Aaj Tak Television reported that it had caught the secretary general of the IHF taking a bribe on camera to choose a player in a "sting".[74][75] There were renewed calls for Gill to resign. [76] [77] After the allegations of corruption within the IHF,[74] the Indian Olympic Association(IOA) on April 28, 2008, suspended the IHF indefinitely. [11][12] [78] IOA President Suresh Kalmadi said in a press conference that "We have great respect for K P S Gill and it is not personal."[74]

Later developments in human rights matters

Main article: Human rights in Punjab, India

On January 16, 1995, Jaswant Singh Khalra, human rights activist and general secretary of the Akali Dal's human rights wing, issued a press note alleging that Punjab security organizations had cremated thousands of unidentified bodies. [79] [80] [81] [82] Khalra was taken into custody by Punjab Police on 6 September 1995.[30] Human Rights Watch reported that a September 11, 1995 writ of habeas corpus from the Supreme Court was presented to DGP Gill,[31] and officials denied that police had detained him.[30]

In 2001, Sardool Singh, speaking for the Zinda Shaheed Police Officers Association, announced to the press “We have decided to return the gallantry medals to the President of India on the occasion of Police Martyr’s Day on October 21 if the cases against us are not withdrawn.” He also said that the association was filing a writ with the Supreme Court that cases be opened against senior police and political staff, including then-Director General of Police KPS Gill, for their "... ordering and certifying the encounters..." that resulted in over 650 junior officers facing human rights violation charges.[83][84][85]

In 2003, Khushwant Singh,[86][87] author of "A History of the Sikhs",[88][89][90][91] wrote a review of "Reduced to Ashes: The Insurgency and Human Rights in Punjab"[92] for The Tribune titled K. P. S. Gill you have questions to answer.[93] Khushwant Singh noted that he supported Gill's use of extrajudicial methods to "stamp out terrorism" as the judicial system was in a state of collapse due to judges being too frightened to rule against the "terrorists." Singh commented on the murder of J.S. Khalra that "There were others like him who were disposed of because the police did not like them." and "It is spine-chilling." Khushwant Singh reported that when asked for comment, Gill's response was "Rubbish." The review continued "Well, Mr Gill, it is not rubbish; you and the Punjab police have quite a few awkward questions to answer." [94][95]

In 2004, India's National Human Rights Commission published a list of 2097 bodies cremated as unclaimed. Of those, the Commission had identified 693 at the time.[24]

In 2004, Khushwant Singh wrote K.P.S. Gill Is a "Hero" for The Tribune, and stated that "For 10 years, the Punjab countryside..." had been "...in the grip of terrorists..." until KPS Gill and Julio Francis Ribeiro led the Punjab Police to "...put them down with a heavy hand." Khushwant Singh reported allegations that Gill was "...a wanton killer...", but that in his judgement, this view was not correct. [96]

In 2005, Special Police Officer Kuldeep Singh testified in court that in October 1995, after Khalra had been beaten and tortured, and bore the signs of torture on his body, then-DGP KPS Gill visited Khalra at SSP Ajit Singh Sandhu's home.[33] He further testified that Gill remained with Khalra in the room for "half an hour", that a few days later Khalra was killed, and finally that on the way back to Jhabal police station after disposing of the body, he was told that Khalra could have saved himself if he had listened to the advice of KPS Gill.[32] [97] [98] Human Rights Watch and Ensaaf (another human rights organization focused on Punjab), argue that KPS Gill had knowledge of Khalra's illegal detention, could reasonably have been expected to have knowledge of his torture, and had the authority and responsibility to order Khalra's release, which would have prevented Khalra's death.[31][97][98][99]

On November 18, 2005, six Punjab police officials were convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment for Khalra’s abduction and murder.[100] On October 16, 2007, a division bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court chaired by Justices Mehtab Singh Gill and A N Jindal extended the sentence to life imprisonment for four of those convicted: Satnam Singh, Surinder Pal Singh, Jasbir Singh (all former Sub Inspectors) and Prithipal Singh (former Head Constable). [101] [102]

Human Rights Watch noted that one case under investigation in 2007 by India's National Human Rights Commission focused on allegations that "thousands" had been killed and cremated by security forces throughout Punjab.[23]

1996 conviction for sexual harassment

A senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) female officer named Rupan Deol Bajaj[9][10] filed a complaint against Gill for, in 1988, "patting" her "posterior" at a party where he was alleged to be drunk.[8] In August 1996, Gill was convicted under Section 354 (outraging the modesty of a woman) and Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult a lady), generally summarized as sexual harassment.[8] Gill was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh, be imprisoned rigorously for 3 months and simply for 2 months,[10] and finally to serve 3 years of probation.[8] After final appeals before the Supreme Court in July 2005, the conviction was upheld, and the jail sentences were reduced to probation.[8] The victim had declined to accept the monetary compensation, and the court ordered that it be donated to women's organizations.[8]

Future film?

Subhash Jha reported that Raj Kumar Santoshi plans to make a movie of the life of KPS Gill. Jha stated that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will play the real life cop who fought resolutely against Khalistan movement terrorism in Punjab at its peak in the late 80s.[103]

Opinion and activism

Gill has been, and remains as of 2010, an outspoken critic of the Indian Government handling of national security issues. He has blamed it for "soft nature and under-preparedness", and argues that policy is formed without input from anti-terrorism experts, and that the country lacks a national security policy.[104][105][106][107][108]

Gill argues that Al-Qaeda leadership is bent on Islamic world conquest,[109] and that Pakistan has a long range strategy to revive militancy in Punjab by 2025.[110][111]

Awards and honors

He received a Padma Shri award, India's 4th-highest civilian honor, in 1989 for his work in the civil service.[13]

Publications

Gill is editor of the quarterly journal of the ICM, Faultlines: Writings on Conflict and Resolution.[14] He is also an author of the ICM website, South Asia Terrorism Portal.[14]

KPS Gill's 1997 book, "Punjab: The Knights of Falsehood"[112] has been reprinted in 2008 in paperback.[113] He edited the 2001 book "Terror And Containment: Perspectives on India's Internal Security" with Ajai Sahni.[114] He also authored "The Global Threat of Terror:Ideological, Material & Political Linkages", also with Ajai Sahni.[115]

See also

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  53. ^ KPS Gill to advise Lanka on security, Indian Express, 2000-05-16
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  55. ^ 'Sri Lanka won by throwing away the rulebook', India Today, 2009-05-24
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  61. ^ AN UNQUIET PEACE, Frontline (magazine), 2002-05-25
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