Sep
24
Recent news on police torture and disappearances…
September 24, 2006 | Comments Off on Recent news on police torture and disappearances…
The Punjab Police DGP S.S. Virk wrote a confidential letter to state SSPs in Chandigarh on Aug. 30 to confirm that political alignments and bribes were crippling police operations. DGP Virk’s letter was prompted by a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the Chief Secretary K.R. Lakhanpal, both of whom highlighted serious lapses […]
Sep
6
High Court Case Filed Against Former Police Chief KPS Gill for Murder of Human Rights Activist Jaswant Singh Khalra
September 6, 2006 | 1 Comment
On September 6, 2006, Paramjit Kaur Khalra, the widow of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, filed a legal petition calling for the investigation and prosecution of former police chief KPS Gill for the abduction, illegal detention, torture, and murder of her husband. Mrs. Khalra, represented by High Court attorney Rajvinder Bains, filed the petition […]
Aug
30
Khalra’s Last International Speech Highlights Mass Crimes of KPS Gill: Watch Movie with English Subtitles
August 30, 2006 | Comments Off on Khalra’s Last International Speech Highlights Mass Crimes of KPS Gill: Watch Movie with English Subtitles
On September 6, 1995, the Punjab police abducted, tortured, and murdered human rights defender Jaswant Singh Khalra because he exposed the disappearances and killings of thousands of Sikhs by the Punjab police. In his last speech made to a Canadian audience in April 1995, released with subtitles by Ensaaf, Jaswant Singh Khalra discusses his investigations […]
Aug
13
Case against Punjab cop shifted to Haryana…justice delayed.
August 13, 2006 | Comments Off on Case against Punjab cop shifted to Haryana…justice delayed.
Lawyers for Amreek Singh, father of the deceased Avtar Singh, moved the five-year-old murder case against Punjabi Police Inspector Gurmeet Singh Pinki to a Haryana Sessions Court from Ludhiana (Punjab) on Aug. 8. Inspector Pinki, who served two years of jail time on the charge of beating and shooting Singh (Jr.), continues to deny involvement […]
Jul
28
Judicial Impunity: Two cops get ten years jail for torture death…
July 28, 2006 | Comments Off on Judicial Impunity: Two cops get ten years jail for torture death…
On July 5th, Jalandhar District and Sessions Judge Karnail Singh sentenced two members of the Punjab Police to 10 years of “rigorous imprisonment” for torturing a Dalit man, known as Satpal, to death. The officers allegedly kept Satpal in illegal custody at the instance of an unidentified Congress leader. Satpal is survived by his wife, […]
Jul
26
Man alleges police torture; SSP orders inquiry
July 26, 2006 | Comments Off on Man alleges police torture; SSP orders inquiry
Moga Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pawan Kumar Rai ordered an inquiry into the alleged torture of Karaj Singh while in custody at the Kot Isse Khan police station on July 21st. Police arrested Singh on complaints lodged by Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Jarnail Singh and Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) SDO Charanjit Singh Mann. He […]
Jul
16
An Addendum to Madan Lal’s Case
July 16, 2006 | Comments Off on An Addendum to Madan Lal’s Case
Punjabi Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial inquiry into Madan Lal’s case on June 30th, following a similar action by Firozpur DC Dr. Arvinder Singh the day before. The 20-year-old Dalit died in police custody on June 28th. Newer evidence showed that Lal died within a half hour of being taken to the police […]
Jul
16
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 […]
Jul
16
Mob goes on rampage after custodial death…
July 16, 2006 | Comments Off on Mob goes on rampage after custodial death…
An angry mob vandalized a Firozpur police station on June 28th in reaction to the alleged suicide of 20-year-old Dalit Madan Lal (alias Tinku) while in police custody. The crowd blocked traffic around the station, threw stones at the building and destroyed windows of police vehicles. The police arrested Lal earlier that morning on a […]
Jul
13
Torture victim seeks action against cop
July 13, 2006 | Comments Off on Torture victim seeks action against cop
Cable operator employee Vinod Kumar suffered acute renal failure after officers beat him “for bribe.” Kumar’s afflictions, according to a medical report from PGI, were a direct result of being “thrashed with a rod” in police custody. “Where should I go for justice now? My family made a representation to almost every top government functionary, […]