Sudhir Suri (1964–2022) was a Hindutva right-wing leader. He was shot dead on 4 November 2022 during a protest in Amritsar, Punjab.
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Wiki/Biography
Sudhir Kumar Suri was born on Thursday, 12 March 1964 (age at the time of death 58 years) in Amritsar, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
Sudhir Suri belonged to a Hindu family in Amritsar, Punjab.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Harbans Lal Suri (deceased) and mother’s name is Bimala Suri.
A framed photograph of Sudhir Suri’s father Harbans Lal Suri
Bimala Suri, mother of Sudhir Suri
Sudhir Suri had two brothers – TN Suri (retired SDO in Punjab Mandi Board) and Brij Mohan Suri.
Sudhir Suri’s brother TN Suri
wife and children
Sudhir Suri and his wife Madhu Suri had three sons – Manik Suri, Ekalavya Suri and Paras Suri.
Sudhir Suri with his wife Madhu Suri
Sudhir Suri with his children Paras Suri and Manik Suri
Eklavya Suri
other relatives
His grandfather’s name is Lala Gyan Chand Suri.
Sudhir Suri’s grandfather, Lala Gyan Chand Suri
Religion
Sudhir Suri followed Hindu religion.
livelihood
Hindu Shiv Sena leader
Sudhir Kumar Suri joined Hindu Shiv Sena (Punjab) and serves as the leader of the fundamentalist group.
Controversy
booked multiple times
Reportedly, in April 2020, Sudhir Suri was booked by Amritsar Rural Police for objectionable comments against the Tablighi Jamaat community. After almost three months, Punjab Police arrested Sudhir Suri from Indore, Madhya Pradesh over an objectionable video clip that was humiliating women and inciting enmity between two groups. However, Suri has denied the allegations. In July 2021, Suri was booked for the third time for sharing a video on social media, accusing her of speaking against a particular community.
Death
A shopkeeper shot during protests on Majitha Road in Amritsar, Punjab
Reportedly, Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead in the presence of local police and Punjab Police personnel in Amritsar, Punjab on 4 November 2022 (Friday) when he participated in a protest against the management of Gopal Mandir. Were taking. Some posters and idols were found broken and thrown on the roadside near the temple in the area.
Sudhir Suri during protest in Amritsar
According to police officials, Sudhir was shot more than five times. The accused, identified as Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, 31, who owns a clothing shop near the site, was arrested by the officials.
Sandeep Singh arrested after attacking Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri
Sandeep Singh
Reportedly, a case of murder was registered under section 302 at Sadar police station in Amritsar. According to some media outlets, a doctor named Ajay Sharma, who was present at the scene, said that while Suri was protesting outside the temple, two people came in a car with a sticker saying “Waris Punjab De” and They started firing at them. Him; Although police officials were successful in arresting one of them, the other person fled. While explaining the crime scene to the media, Ajay Sharma said,
Sudhir Suri of Shiv Sena was protesting outside the temple against throwing of garbage outside the temple premises. Two people came in the car and started firing at Sudhir Suri. One person has been arrested. The way they fired at him made it clear that they wanted to kill him.”
Accused Sandeep Singh’s car at the spot after the attack
Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa (aka Landa Harike) claimed responsibility for the attack on Sudhir Suri by sharing a post on social media.
Landa Harike’s Facebook post
Facts/General Knowledge
- Sudhir Suri’s other name was SK Suri.
- Reportedly, Sudhir Suri, along with others, had set fire to a dummy of the then Prime Minister of Pakistan in protest against the killing of two Hindus and a Sikh teacher.
Sudhir Suri, along with others, was protesting against then Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan
- According to police officials, Sudhir Suri was in the hit list of many gangsters for a long time, for whose security the government had deployed eight Punjab Police officers. He was on the hit list of Khalistani since 2016, a group that is a part of the Khalistan movement that aims to create a Sikh homeland called “Khalistan” through armed struggle.
- Reportedly, he was provided Y category security.
Sudhir Suri has been given Y category security
- According to sources, he was shot with a licensed 0.32 bore pistol.
- Reportedly, Sudhir Suri’s son Paras demanded that his father be given martyr status, unless he would allow his father’s last rites to be performed. Paras Suri broke his silence on the demise of his father Sudhir Suri and said,
We will not perform the last rites until the government declares my father a martyr. My father is alive inside every Hindu of this country.”
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