What the records say
- When
- 8 Jun 1984
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 31.62° N, 74.88° E
- Description
- 1984 Indian military operation in golden temple
Operation Blue Star
1984 Indian military operation
Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984, with the stated objective of removing Damdami Taksal leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and militants from the buildings of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of Sikhism, in Amritsar.
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