Human Rights in Punjab

Another case of torture in Punjab has come to light.  Raghubir Singh claims he was tortured and implicated in a false case because he refused to pay the police an extortion fee for settling a matrimonial dispute:

“Manvir sided with my wife throughout. He abused me and then the police locked me in a dark room […]

Five years later, the Central Bureau of Investigation has completed its report on its investigation into the faked encounters of Kashmiri civilians in 2000 by the Indian Army in Pathribal:

The Army and police, in a joint operation, killed five innocent civilians who they said were responsible for the massacre of Sikhs at Chittisighpora in 2000.Since […]