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Operation Blue Star was an Indian military operation which occurred between 3 June and 8 June 1984, ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in order to establish control over the Harmandir Sahib Complex in Amritsar, Punjab, and remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers from the complex buildings.

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  • Operation Blue Star was an Indian military operation which occurred between 3 June and 8 June 1984, ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in order to establish control over the Harmandir Sahib Complex in Amritsar, Punjab, and remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers from the complex buildings.
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  • Operation Blue Star
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  • 136 dead
combatant
  • Special Air Service
  • Supported by:
  • *23pxIndian Army
  • *Border Security Force
  • *Central Reserve Police Force
  • *Punjab Police
  • Sikh Militants
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place of military conflict
result
  • *1984 anti-Sikh riots
  • *Jarnail Singh Bhindranwalekilled.
  • * Sikh Defenders cleared out of Harmandir Sahib complex.
  • *Akal Takhtand various other buildings heavily damaged.
  • * Assassination of Prime MinisterIndira Gandhiin October.
strength
  • 175 – 200
  • 150 Jawans of Punjab Armed Police and officers from Harmandir Police Station.
  • 10,000 armed troops. of 9th Division, National Security Guard 175Parachute Regimentand Artillery units
  • 700 jawans of CRPF 4th Battallion and BSF 7th Battallion
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