Golden Temple’s treasure lost after Operation Bluestar

Even 28 years after Operation Bluestar, questions abound over the "treasure" in the Golden Temple that seems to have "vanished" after the military action. 

Sikh pilgrim at the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, India [Credit: Creative Commons/Paulrudd]

Joginder Singh Goraya, from Punjab's Ludhiana district, has been filing RTI applications for years to find out where the treasure stored in the Golden Temple vanished after the operation. "The Centre has provided information about several kilograms of gold, silver, diamonds and other precious stones which were recovered from the Golden Temple and handed over to the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee. However, SGPC denies their possession. So where did the treasure go?" said Goraya. 

Armed with the RTI Act, two men from Payal village in Ludhiana have been piecing together details, about controversial aspects of the raid, including men who lost their lives during the encounter and the arms and ammunition recovered from the complex. 

Author: Priya Yadav | Source: The Times of India [June 06, 2012]