Bathinda, Punjab (August 25, 2013): It is learnt that Bhai Gurbax Singh Hijacker passed away at Adesh Hospital near Bathinda, Punjab. He was a resident of Village Pakka Kalan and had hijacked an Air India flight going to Amritsar from New Delhi in 1982. He had Hijacked the plane without any arms/ammunition or explosives.
No one was hurt in this incident, and Bhai Gurbax Singh said that he had hijacked the plane just to highlight the excesses being suffered by Sikhs in India.
He had served long term in jail for hijacking the plane and after his release Bhai Gurbax Singh served as a Granthi at Gurdwara Sahib in Quila Mubarak at Bathinda.
Bhai Gurbax Singh conduced a long signature campaign for the release of Sikh political prisoner Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who is facing death sentence in India.
Related Video: Bhai Gurbax Singh giving information about his signature campaign for the release of Prof. DPS Bhullar: This video was recorded in 2008 at Talwandi Sabo (Bathinda).