It was Darbara Singh instead of Buta Singh. The latter was a lightweight - there as a token presence for Mazhabi Sikhs.The Congress was split between the Zail Singh & Darbara Singh group with the former encouraging Bhindranwale to cut the Akalis & Darbara Sigh down to size. IG had outsourced this task to both Zail Singh & Darbara Singh, with the former proving more efficient in the task, so efficient that he helped unleash a Frankenstein in the Punjab & in India and himself died a quiet death. Still recall those childhood days when people used to ask with a macabre sense of humour to those who read the news papers first thing every morning - bhaisahab, aaj score kya hua hain?
Practically every day, there used to be anywhere between 15-20 deaths in the mid to late 80's. Of civilians - principally Hindus in the early days and Sikhs, policemen, Army, CAPF's & terrorists.