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[[File:Sardar Lakshman Singh.jpg|thumb|center|200px|'''Sardar Lakshman Singh''']] | [[File:Sardar Lakshman Singh.jpg|thumb|center|200px|'''Sardar Lakshman Singh''']] | ||
A Keshdhari Sikh ''' | A Keshdhari Sikh born in '''the Kaab village of Patna, '''Bihar, Sardar Laxman belonged to the Atharva mool/clan of Bhumihars and his Gotra was Kaundinya or Kaundilya. He was a native of Bikram, Patna. At some point he was the right hand man of Shaheed Brahmeshwar Singh, the founder and the chief of Bihar's largest anti Naxal Militia, the Ranvir Sena. | ||
At some point he was the right hand man of Shaheed Brahmeshwar Singh, the founder and the chief of Bihar's largest anti Naxal Militia, the Ranvir Sena. | |||
Sardar Laxman was the second in command of the Ranvir Sena and was locally famous for saving the lives of many Bhumihars badly affected by the left wing terrorism in the Naxal hit zones of Patna district. | '''Sardar Laxman was the second in command of the Ranvir Sena''' and was locally famous for saving the lives of many Bhumihars badly affected by the left wing terrorism in the Naxal hit zones of Patna district. | ||
In 2014, he was finally apprehended by Bihar Police in a case of Ranvir Sena killing 10 alleged Naxals by shooting them from point blank range. | In 2014, he was finally apprehended by Bihar Police in a case of Ranvir Sena killing 10 alleged Naxals by shooting them from point blank range. | ||
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*Apart from his political career, he was '''more widely known for founding the Brahmarshi Sena''', an armed outfit that served the interests of Bhumihars, more than a decade before the Ranvir Sena was formed. It was because of him that Bhumihars and other upper castes of the Patna district felt safe for many years and remained comparatively unaffected from the left wing naxal terrorism. | *Apart from his political career, he was '''more widely known for founding the Brahmarshi Sena''', an armed outfit that served the interests of Bhumihars, more than a decade before the Ranvir Sena was formed. It was because of him that Bhumihars and other upper castes of the Patna district felt safe for many years and remained comparatively unaffected from the left wing naxal terrorism. | ||
[[File:Krishna description.jpeg|center|thumb|533x533px|''"When this tall Sikh drives along the Patna roads with his gunmen, people fear for their lives. A convert to SIkhism, the independent MLA was the first commander of the Bhumihar's sena."'' '''Sardar Krishna Singh's description according to an India Today report.''']] | |||
*He and his outfit were responsible for '''thwarting left wing Naxalite penetration into Patna''' district for years. | *He and his outfit were responsible for '''thwarting left wing Naxalite penetration into Patna''' district for years. | ||
*The Communist Party of India considered Sardar Krishna Singh, a Bhumihar Sikh, to be one of the three most notorious figures in the politics of undivided Bihar and Jharkhand during his presence in active politics. | *The Communist Party of India considered Sardar Krishna Singh, a Bhumihar Sikh, to be one of the three most notorious figures in the politics of undivided Bihar and Jharkhand during his presence in active politics. | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Krishna Singh was notorious.jpg|thumb|430px|'''The Communist Party of India considered Sardar Krishna Singh, a Bhumihar Sikh MLA and the chief of ''Brahmarshi Sena'', to be one of the three most notorious figures in the politics of undivided Bihar and Jharkhand during the 1980s and early 1990s.''']] | ||
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[[File:Brahmarshi Sena by Sardar Krishna Nandan Singh.jpg|thumb|430px|'''Sardar Krishna Singh, a native Bihari Babhan Sikh, founded the Brahmarshi Sena to combat Naxalites and other far | [[File:Brahmarshi Sena by Sardar Krishna Nandan Singh.jpg|thumb|430px|'''Sardar Krishna Singh, a native Bihari Babhan Sikh, founded the ''Brahmarshi Sena'' to combat Naxalites and other far-left-wing elements.''']] | ||
[[File:Brahmarshi Sena Before Ranvir.jpg|thumb|430px|'''The ''Brahmarshi Sena'' was defending Bhumihars and fighting Naxalites long before the ''Ranvir Sena'' was formed.''']] | |||
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== Sardar Raghavendra Dhari Singh == | == Sardar Raghavendra Dhari Singh == | ||