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| Indian Lt-Gen Kuldeep Singh Brar attackers jailed | Indian Lt-Gen Kuldeep Singh Brar attackers jailed |
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| A Sikh gang convicted of slashing a retired Indian general's throat in a revenge attack has been jailed. | A Sikh gang convicted of slashing a retired Indian general's throat in a revenge attack has been jailed. |
| Lieutenant-General Kuldeep Singh Brar, 78, was attacked as he walked with his wife in central London in 2012. | |
| Mandeep Singh Sandhu, 34, of Birmingham, Dilbag Singh, 37, and Harjit Kaur, 39, both from London, were convicted of wounding with intent. | Mandeep Singh Sandhu, 34, of Birmingham, Dilbag Singh, 37, and Harjit Kaur, 39, both from London, were convicted of wounding with intent. |
| Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, of Wolverhampton, had admitted the charge at Southwark Crown Court. | Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, of Wolverhampton, had admitted the charge at Southwark Crown Court. |
| Lt Gen Brar was involved in a controversial military operation - Operation Blue Star - against Sikh separatists in Amritsar, north-west India, in June 1984. | Lt Gen Brar was involved in a controversial military operation - Operation Blue Star - against Sikh separatists in Amritsar, north-west India, in June 1984. |
| The retired general and his wife Meena were heading for a night out in the West End when the attack happened on 30 September 2012. | |
| Mandeep Singh Sandhu and Dilbag Singh were sentenced to 14 years, Harjit Kaur was jailed for 11 years while Barjinder Singh Sangha got 10 years and six months. |