It was on 3rd June, that a 36 hour curfew was imposed in Punjab, detaching the state from all modes of communication and transport. Even the electricity supply was suspended detaching Punjab from rest of the world.
Thousands and thousands of Sikhs were gathered in the complex of the Golden Temple to celebrate the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev Ji and they all were trapped inside the Gurudwara after the curfew was imposed on 3rd June.
Operation Blue Star was launched to eliminate Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers who had sought cover in the Amritsar Harmandir Sahib Complex.
