Jul
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Charges Framed against 5 in 1984 Pogroms Case
July 1, 2005 | 3 Comments
A sessions court in New Delhi framed charges against Harprasad Bhardwaj, Kamlesh, Suraj Giri, RP Tiwari and Jagdish Giri for the murder of three people, rioting, and mischief by fire:
[T]he accused allegedly stabbed and lynched a constable, his son and another relative at the Shahdara railway station.The prosecution told the court that Bhardwaj allegedly led [...]
Jul
1
Custodial Death in Punjab
July 1, 2005 | Leave a Comment
In late June, Gurinder Singh Bhullar died
in judicial custody, 43 days after his arrest. His daughter Rupa
states that he died from torture and police failure to provide him with
his medications, despite his suffering from diabetes and high blood
pressure:
Though
he was suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, he was
allegedly tortured and shuttled between Chandigarh and Nawanshahr [...]
Jul
1
People’s Tribunal Threatened in Orissa
July 1, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Students and supporters of the People’s Tribunal of Orissa have started an online petition
in protest against the Sangh Parivar’s violent targeting of the Indian
People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights (IPT) on June 14,
2005, in Orissa, where the Tribunal was conducting hearings to
investigate issues of communalism. During a hearing with Hindu
nationalist organizations, a fax arrived [...]