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The result was redirect to Khalistan Commando Force. Randykitty (talk) 16:45, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gurdev Singh Debu[edit]

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Non notable militant that fails WP:NSOLDIER. District commander rank is not notable. Article largely original research. DBigXrayᗙ 03:19, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. J947 (c), at 03:55, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Redirect to Khalistan Commando Force - he was one of five founders per this ABC-CLIO book. I suspect he may be notable (possibly in non-English), and that his COMMONNAME is "Bhai Gurdev Singh Debu", seems there are various claims he was boiled alive. However, the entire article (besides being in the founding group) isn't reliably sourced, and with what I found I don't see him passing GNG. Icewhiz (talk) 08:54, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Icewhiz Gurdev is his first name, Singh is a common Sikh title, and Debu is his surname/familyname. Bhai translates to Brother in Hindi and Punjabi language. It is a common WP:HONORIFIC so it seems you are sourcing your opinion based on sikh propaganda sites glorifying him.--DBigXrayᗙ 09:05, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @DBigXray: - The redirect !vote is based on an ABC-CLIO book. My suspicion on the common form of his name and that there are " various claims he was boiled alive" - are indeed based on what I see (name form, and the boiling alive account) in what I would see as non-reliable sources. I attempted to track this down further (based on various name forms, boiling alive, Khalistan, his birth and death dates, etc.) - but was unable to find sources I would consider reliable. Accounts in non-reliable sources do not establish notability, however they are sometimes useful in finding reliable sources, and are often an indication that sourcing might exist. In short - I agree with your nomination here. Redirects are cheap - and him being a KCF founder is reliably sourced, and the name itself is a plausible search term. Icewhiz (talk) 09:11, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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