SUCHA SINGH SOORMA STORY

SUCHA SOORMA

Sucha Singh is a folk legend (one of the famous Punjabi Kisse) in Punjab, perceived by some as having restored the "family honour" by killing his sister-in-law Balbiro and her alleged extramarital lover Ghukkar, who at one time was his own best friend. Sucha Singh is believed to be of the Jawanda clan.

Sucha and Ghukkar – Two best frieds, went to recruit for Army (to Multan). Sucha was recruited in volunteer unit, and Ghukaar came back to the town. After coming back, he started having dirty desires for Sucha’s sister-in-law (Bhabhi) Beero. (Her real name was Balbir Kaur and she, too liked Ghukkar). There was a man called Bhag Singh who helped Biro and Ghukkar meet. (Ghukkar was a dominant personality in town. He was a Mal [wrestler] and a rich person). When they two started meeting, Biro’s husband (and Sucha’s brother), Narayan Singh tried to stop her. But she didn’t. Then he wrote a letter to his younger brother Sucha Singh, in which he described all his tragic story. Reading letter, the brave Sucha clenched his teeth, got his name cut off the recruitment list and came back to village. Once there, he summoned some wise persons of the area and sent several messages to Ghukkar asking him to stop what’s he doing. But Ghukkar won’t give a damn to his messages. Sometime later, a Gawantri (Folk Singer, who sets up a stage and an open theatre and entertains the people for some 3-4 days daily to collect money, residing in the village all the while) came to the town.

Sucha was listening to a song one evening, when someone from Ghukkar’s party teased him. Sucha was enraged. And there it goes – Both parties are about to start… Only some brave will come forward in the mishap. Listen to what happens later:

Lala lala ho gayi, Akhada geya hall si, Gharo Ghareen tor ‘te Such te Mal si.
Vich pe gaye bande kujh jimmevaar si,Shuru ho gayi fer to Dulle di vaar si..

There was a hullabaloo and noises everywhere, and the Theatre’s gathering was disturbed.But Ghukkar Mal and Sucha were sent back to their homes. Because some intelligent men had separated them quickly and got the situation under control.

Yaar ‘katthe ho gaye si Ghukkar Mal de,
Yaar ‘katthe ho gaye si Ghukkar Mal de, Tikhe kari firde Gandase kal de
Kehande Malla suche de karaange dakkray…
Kehande Malla Suche de karaange dakkray, daaru pee ke veehan ‘ch bulaunde bakkray..
Muchh futt munde ho gaye do-do haarhe ch, Muchh futt munde ho gaye do-do haarhe ‘ch,
Mundeyaan di dhaani fer aa gayi Akharay ch…
Dooje paase Suche Sorrmay daler ne.. Ikko saah ‘ch adhiya muka ‘ta Sher ne..

Dooje paase Suche Sorrmay daler ne.. Ikko saah ‘ch adhiya muka ‘ta Sher ne..

Chakk layi bandook soormay ne haar ke, tur peya khes di bukkal mar ke

Pujj geya othe jitthe laga gaun si, Bhag te Ghukkar ‘khaade vich bhaun ji…

Pujj geya othe jitthe laga gaun si, Bhag te Ghukkar ‘khaade vich bhaun ji…

Suche ne gawantari nu ditta note si....

Suche ne gawantrari nu ditta note si, Mal ne kasoote mauke maari chot si.

Sayyian naal Biro le ke langhi paani nu

"Main daang naa' vasaoon ghar Biro raani nu

Hai ta koi aave sahmanay maidaan 'ch, Maa ne je koi putt jammeya jahaan 'ch"

Sun ke eh agg lagg gayi shareer nu... Chad geya karodh Suche soorveer nu...

Gusse 'ch wagaah ke paraah khes mareya, Suche ne si fer Mal nu wangareya

"Ho ja hun jeho jeha hona Mal'a oye, pichho tu Narayene nu takaya 'kalla oye..."

Ho ja hun jeho jeha hona malla oye, pichho tu narayene nu takaya 'kalla oye

Changi pagg-wattiyaan di paali lajj tu, bach ke ni jaanda mere hattho ajj tu"

Dabb ditta ghoda te dhamaaka pe gaya.... Lala lala go gayi 'khaada viche reh gaya

Khind gaye sarotay machi hahakaar si... bhajj chale jinne ghukkar de yaar si...

"Das Malla kitthe ne himayati tere oye, oh vi aake vekh len hath mere oye..."

"Jaan vi de Sucheya" Ghukkar kookda, ene vich ghoda dabb 'ta bandook da.

Mall da jahaan ton muka 'ta seer si. Palaan vich thanda ho gaya sareer si...

O Bhag leke kandh de khada si ohle nu, maan jhatt piche tor 'ta vichole nu.

Chaar-panj fer foke kite fire si, saare pind vich varta 'ta kehar si

Dove laashaan payiyan satth ch khilariyaan, din khade band ho gaye boohe baariyaan

Galiyaan de vich si sannata chha gaya, hoya keharwaan jatt ghare aa gaya

Later on, as the tale is told, Sucha knew well that his sister-in-law was at equal fault as Ghukkar. So he decided to put her to an end too. He shot her dead, rode his horse and fled from the town. From that day, he became famous as Sucha the dacoit.

After the events that took place in Sucha's village, he never returned back to the town and kept moving on, killing numerous people who wanted to rule over the poor and the weak, and was known as a hero among those whose lives he had saved.

Later on, around 1930s he was captured by the British police. At that time he had killed, as the records said, eleven people so far. He was given death penalty by Britisher's Punjab High Court of that time and was hanged to death.