▁ ▁After ▁Operation ▁Blue ▁Star ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁several ▁S ikh ▁extrem ists ▁fled ▁P un j ab ▁and ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁U . P . ▁Tar ai . ▁Sub sequently , ▁several ▁cases ▁of ▁explos ions ▁and ▁Bomb ings ▁were ▁reported ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁A ▁bomb ▁bl ast ▁occurred ▁in ▁Rud rap ur ▁market ▁in ▁mid ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁another ▁bomb ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁road ways ▁bus ▁was ▁def used ▁in ▁the ▁nick ▁of ▁time . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Two ▁bomb s ▁expl oded ▁at ▁Ram l ila ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁killing ▁ 4 1 ▁people ▁and ▁w ounding ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 4 0 . ▁Later , ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁K hal istan ▁Comm ando ▁force ▁were ▁shot ▁dead ▁by ▁a ▁joint ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁command os ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Guard ▁and ▁the ▁Del hi ▁Police . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁separate ▁state hood ▁for ▁U tt ar ak hand ▁achieved ▁almost ▁un anim ous ▁accept ance ▁among ▁both ▁the ▁local ▁popul ace ▁and ▁political ▁parties ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁region . ▁Rud rap ur ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁head qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁U d ham ▁Singh ▁Nag ar , ▁which ▁was ▁car ved ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁N ain ital ▁district ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁India ▁passed