6. Sardar Beant Singh
Death: August 31, 1995
The former Punjab Chief Minister, credited with the end of Khalistani terrorism in Punjab, was killed in a huge blast outside the state secretariat in 1995. There were 14 others including three commandos who died with the chief minister. Beant Singh was popular for bringing Punjab back in a peaceful state and putting an end to separatists. The militants who planted the bomb were later arrested.