Sudhir Suri (1964-2022) was a right-wing Hindutva leader. He was shot dead at point blank range during a sit-in protest in Amritsar, Punjab on November 4, 2022.
Wiki/Biography
Sudhir Kumar Suri was born on Thursday, 12 March 1964 (age 58 years; at death) in Amritsar, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Physical appearance
Hair Color: Salt & Pepper
Eye Color: Black
Family
Sudhir Suri belongs to a Hindu family in Amritsar, Punjab.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Harbans Lal Suri (deceased), and his mother’s name is Bimla Suri.
A framed picture of Sudhir Suri’s father, Harbans Lal Suri
Sudhir Suri’s mother, Bimla Suri
Sudhir Suri has two brothers – TN Suri (retired SDO in Punjab Mandi Board) and Brij Mohan Suri.
Brother Sudhir Suri TN Suri
Wife & Children
Sudhir Suri and his wife, Madhu Suri, are blessed with three sons – Manik Suri, Eklavya 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 was Lala Gyan Chand Suri.
Datuk Sudhir Suri, Lala Gyan Chand Suri
religion
Sudhir Suri follows Hinduism.
Career
Leader in the Hindu Shiv Sena
Sudhir Kumar Suri joined the Hindu Shiv Sena (Punjab) and served as the leader of the fundamentalist group.
Controversy
Book Multiple Times
Reportedly, in April 2020, Sudhir Suri was booked by Amristar rural police for his objectionable comments against the Tabligh Jamaat community. After nearly three months, the Punjab Police arrested Sudhir Suri from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, for an offensive video clip that denigrated women and fueled enmity between two groups. Suri however denied the allegations. In July 2021, Suri was booked for the third time for allegedly sharing a video on social media, speaking against a certain community.
Death
Shot By Shopkeepers During Protest on Majitha Street, Amritsar, Punjab
Reportedly, Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri, in the presence of local police and Punjab Police personnel, was shot dead in Amritsar, Punjab, on November 4, 2022 (Friday) when he took part in a protest against the management of Gopal Mandir, a temple in the area, after several posters and idols were found broken and thrown on the roadside near the temple.
Sudhir Suri during the protest in Amritsar
According to police officials, more than five shots were fired at Sudhir. The accused, identified as Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, 31, who owns a clothing store near the location, was arrested by the officer.
Sandeep Singh was arrested after attacking Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri
Sandeep Singh
Reportedly, the murder case was registered under section 302 at the Sadar police station in Amritsar. According to several media outlets, a doctor named Ajay Sharma, who was present at the scene of the crime, mentioned that while Suri was protesting outside the temple, two men in a car, which had “Waris Panjab De” stickers, arrived and started firing. he; although police officers managed to arrest one of them, the other escaped. While explaining the crime incident to the media, Ajay Sharma said,
Sudhir Suri of Shiv Sena demonstrated outside the temple against garbage being dumped outside the premises. Two men came in a car and started firing at Sudhir Suri. One person was arrested. The way they shot him it was clear they wanted to kill him.”
Accusing Sandeep Singh’s car after the attack at the crime scene
Lakhbir Singh Landa (alias Landa Harike), a gangster based in Canada, claimed responsibility for the attack on Sudhir Suri by sharing a post on social media.
Landa Harike’s Facebook post
Facts/Trivia
- Sudhir Suri’s other name is SK Suri.
- Reportedly, Sudhir Suri, along with others, burnt effigies of the then Prime Minister of Pakistan while protesting the killing of two Hindus and a Sikh teacher.
Sudhir Suri, along with others, protested against Imran Khan – the then Prime Minister of Pakistan
- According to police officials, Sudhir Suri was on the gangster’s must-list for a very long time for which the government deployed eight Punjab police officers for security. He is on the popular list of Khalistani, a group that is part of the Khalistan movement that aims to create a Sikh homeland called “Khalistan” through armed struggle, since 2016.
- Reportedly, he was provided with Y-category security.
Sudhir Suri was accompanied by 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 the status of a martyr so he would not allow his father’s last rites to take place. Breaking the silence on the death of his father, Sudhir Suri, Paras Suri said,
We will not do antimsanskar until the government declares my father a shahid (Martyr). My father is still alive in every Hindu in this country.”
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
