President Zail Singh visited the temple premises after the operation , while making the round , he was shot at by a sniper from one of the buildings that the Army had not yet cleared . The bullet hit the arm of an Army Colonel accompanying the president . The operation also led to the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984 by two of her Sikh bodyguards as an act of vengeance , triggering the 1984 anti-Sikh riots . The widespread killing of Sikhs , principally in the national capital Delhi but also in other major cities in North India , led to major divisions between the Sikh community and the Indian Government . The Army withdrew from Harmandir Sahib later in 1984 under pressure from Sikh demands . The 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182 is thought to have been a revenge action
Air India Flight 182
Air India Flight 182
Operation Blue Star