Sep
10
Controversy over Nanavati’s Comments on Sajjan Kumar
September 10, 2004 | 1 Comment
A controversy erupted this week over the Nanavati Commission’s stance towards Sajjan Kumar, an MP who has been cited repeatedly by survivors and eyewitnesses as a major perpetrator and organizer of the 1984 pogroms of Sikhs.
First, at the last hearing of the Nanavati Commission, MP and Union Minister Jagdish Tytler, Vasant Sathe, and Kamal [...]
Sep
10
Gujarat Updates
September 10, 2004 | Leave a Comment
After the Supreme Court ordered the review of over 2000 cases closed after the Gujarat pogroms, a senior IPS officer reopened three cases relating to massacres in Kalol town. In the case relating to the massacre of 13 people in Ambica Society, senior Indian Police Service officer Neerja Gotru arrested sub-inspector R.J. Patil:
He had been [...]
Sep
10
Army Orders DNA Tests after Evidence of Rape of Manipur Woman
September 10, 2004 | Leave a Comment
In response to the massive protests across Manipur state at the brutal beating and death of a young woman in custody of the Indian Army, the government instituted an inquiry. Last week, the judge heading the inquiry threatened four soldiers with arrest if they did not appear before him. They had refused to cooperate, challenging [...]