Feb
18
Kashmiris Protest Custodial Death
February 18, 2004 | Leave a Comment
In Kashmir today, people protested the alleged custodial death of a Kashmiri man Abdul Rashid Bhat:
Furious over the death of one Abdul Rashid Bhat, protestors today blocked the national highway at Narbal on the outskirts of the city. Bhat was allegedly picked up by a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) and some Ikhwanis [...]
Feb
18
Judicial Remand for Accused in Bilkis Bano Case
February 18, 2004 | Leave a Comment
13 individuals, including a BJP worker, have been remanded to judicial custody until February 20 in the Bilkis Bano case, covering the murder of 14 family members and her gang-rape during the Gujarat pogroms against Muslims in 2002:
The 13 accused would be produced before the special fast-track court judge S M Padhyay on February 20 [...]