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Police beat and prevent man under trial from appearing in court
September 10, 2005 | Comments Off on Police beat and prevent man under trial from appearing in court
On September 8, Balwinder Singh, a man under trial, was beaten by Punjab police officers at a Ludhiana court and prevented from appearing before the judge.
An
Indian Express correspondent saw seven to eight police officers shoving
Balwinder Singh into a van. He shouted to the correspendent:
My
name is Balwinder Singh. I am facing murder charges. Today I was
brought from the Patiala jail to be presented before the judge who is
looking into my case. But without taking me to the judge, the police
have taken another date for my case. They have done this in connivance
with the opposite party and have also taken money from them to delay
the hearing in my case. Police have done this despite my protest, and
have also forcibly taken my signatures on the court papers.
The police officers then pushed Balwinder Singh into the van and began kicking, hitting, and slapping him.
All
through this, the policemen could be heard abusing hard and shouting,
‘‘Take him to the chowki. We will teach him a lesson.’’
The van then left the court complex.
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