Operation Mand

Operation Mand
	Part of the Insurgency in Punjab
Date	21–22 July 1986
Location	Mand, Punjab, India
Result	Tat Khalsa victory
Belligerents
Tat Khalsa	India Central Reserve Police Force; Border Security Force; Punjab Police;
Commanders and leaders
Avtar Singh Brahma	PM Rajiv Gandhi; HM Buta Singh; CM Surjit Barnala; DGP KPS Gill; IPS Julio Riberio
Strength
125–150	30 Paramilitary companies; Unknown amount of Police; 2 Helicopters; Unknown amount of mechanised boats; Unknown amount of bulldozers;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy; 1 helicopter destroyed

Operation Mand was a military operation launched by India to capture or kill Avtar Singh Brahma and Tat Khalsa members on 21–22 July 1986.^[1]