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On October 6th 1978, a Hukumnama from Sri Akal Takht Sahib by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib was issued, calling upon sikhs to socially boycott these Nirankaris.
In 1980, it is said that a Ranjit Singh, a member of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha managed to obtain employment at the Nirankari headquarters in Delhi as a carpenter. On the evening of April 24, 1980, He waited with an automatic rifle in a room of the guest house. Ranjit Singh shot Gurbachan Singh through a window when he returned from a public function at about 11pm. Ranjit Singh managed to escape.
The FIR named twenty persons for the murder, including several known associates of Bhindranwale, who was also charged with conspiracy to murder.
Ranjit Singh surrendered in 1983, and was in jail for 13-years. In 1990, while still in Tihar Jail, he was named the Akal Takht jathedar, and took over the post when he was released in 1996.
According to a Hindustan Times report, Ranjit Singh said about the murder: "I have no regrets. I did it for the Panth (community)."
In 1997, the Delhi High Court upheld his conviction and cancelled bail. Ranjit refused to surrender. The government quickly ordered a remission of the remaining part of his sentence to avoid a confrontation.