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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25316370 Quoted from BBC... "A Sikh gang convicted of slashing a retired Indian general's throat in revenge for a 1984 military offensive 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. Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, of Wolverhampton, had admitted the charge. 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, Southwark Crown Court heard. 500 dead Lt Gen Brar was involved in Operation Blue Star against Sikh separatists in Amritsar, north-west India, in June 1984. Lt Gen Brar's protection ranking was raised to the highest possible following the attack in London It left at least 500 people dead and made him the target of anger and revenge attacks. A group of protesters demonstrated outside the court calling for the retired military officer to be indicted as a war criminal for his part in the operation at the Golden Temple. BBC London's Alex Bushill said the group, about a 100-strong at its height, said they do not condone the actions of the attackers but they were protesting about Lt Gen Brar. The demonstrators were from London, Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Sentencing the four attackers Judge Jeffrey Pegden QC said: "This was a group attack by young men on a 78-year-old man." The victim "resolutely fought back" and prevented an even more serious harm. 'Drew a knife' Commenting on the role of Kaur the judge said she enabled the "ambush" to take place "swiftly and effectively". Demonstrators called for Lt Gen Brar to be indicted as a war criminal Kaur followed the victim and his wife on the day of the attack, keeping her accomplices informed of the target's movements, who were in waiting. When the couple reached Old Quebec Street, Sangha "drew a knife as the other men held the victim", the jury were told. He was left with a 12-inch cut running across his neck and jaw and another three-inch cut to the jaw. His protection ranking was raised to the highest possible following the attack. Following the sentencing, Commander Richard Walton, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said: "This was a pre-planned and organised attempt to assassinate General Brar for his military involvement in the siege of the Golden Temple in India in 1984." Mandeep Singh Sandhu and Dilbag Singh were sentenced to 14 years, Harjit Kaur was jailed for 11 years while Barjinder Singh Sangha received a sentence of 10 years and six months".