<p>Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of Lieutenant General (retired) Kuldip Singh Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Bluestar, British police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, of Wolverhampton and 34-year-old Mandeep Singh Sandhu of Great Barr, Birmingham will "appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court today," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.<br /><br />"Two men have been charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm on Lieutenant-General Kuldip Singh Brar in Old Quebec Street," the statement said.<br /><br />Sangha has also been charged with common assault of Meena Brar, wife of Lt Gen Brar.<br /><br />Brar, 78, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' in 1984 to flush out pro-Khalistan militants from the Golden Temple, was on a private visit here when he was attacked by four men, suspected to be Khalistan sympathisers, while he was returning to his hotel with his wife.<br /><br />He suffered a wound on his neck and cheek but his wife was not injured in the attack.<br />The 10 other people held as part of the investigation had been bailed earlier.</p>
<p>Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of Lieutenant General (retired) Kuldip Singh Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Bluestar, British police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33, of Wolverhampton and 34-year-old Mandeep Singh Sandhu of Great Barr, Birmingham will "appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court today," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.<br /><br />"Two men have been charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm on Lieutenant-General Kuldip Singh Brar in Old Quebec Street," the statement said.<br /><br />Sangha has also been charged with common assault of Meena Brar, wife of Lt Gen Brar.<br /><br />Brar, 78, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' in 1984 to flush out pro-Khalistan militants from the Golden Temple, was on a private visit here when he was attacked by four men, suspected to be Khalistan sympathisers, while he was returning to his hotel with his wife.<br /><br />He suffered a wound on his neck and cheek but his wife was not injured in the attack.<br />The 10 other people held as part of the investigation had been bailed earlier.</p>