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General Kuldip Singh Brar was the Indian general in charge of the 1984 storming of the Golden Temple.

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Multiple independent sources (AFP/Fox News, Deccan Herald, Wikipedia) and Brar's own public statements confirm he commanded the ground assault during Operation Blue Star, though broader operational planning involved other senior officers. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]

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