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Conflicting stories of crime and torture…
July 16, 2006 | Comments Off on Conflicting stories of crime and torture…
The Jagraon Police “nabbed” Kulbir Singh, Kehar Singh and Harmesh Singh on the evening of June 17th, charging them with arms and narcotics possession. Amar Singh, whom the trio called “a friend,” came under police custody with similar allegations to his name.
The three Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala District) men claimed to be in their fields sowing paddy when arrested. The men, who were released on bail June 23rd, accuse the Jagraon Police of “unprovoked intimidation and torture.” Amar Singh remains in prison.
“We were taken to Jagraon and given third-degree by the cops…The police wanted us confess that we smuggled drugs and possessed arms.’’
The Jagraon SSP R.K. Jaiswal denied the trio’s allegations. Jaiswal contends that Kulbir Singh, Kehar Singh and Harmesh Singh held links to Amar Singh, who was a hardcore narcotics smuggler operating in Jagraon, Moga and Kapurthala Districts. Jaiswal also stated that medical examination of the trio proved “no injuries to their body.”
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