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High Court Summons Record in Pardon Cases
November 29, 2005 | 2 Comments
The High Court has summoned the records of the grant of pardon given to two police officers last month by the Governor of Punjab for their role in extrajudicial executions during the police counter-insurgency operations of 1984 to 1995. In 2001, DSP Jaspal Singh was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for the kidnapping […]
Nov
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Two women detainees accuse Punjab police of rape
November 29, 2005 | Comments Off on Two women detainees accuse Punjab police of rape
Two women arrested in Punjab on charges of possession of poppy husk claim that Punjab police raped them: The court ordered the medical examination of the women, from Mansa in Punjab, who deposed before it yesterday that after being arrested on Thursday for allegedly carrying two kg of poppy husk each, they were taken to […]
Nov
29
Punjab Police Continue to Report Militancy-Related Arrests
November 29, 2005 | Comments Off on Punjab Police Continue to Report Militancy-Related Arrests
As the Punjab police continues to report militancy-related arrests, concerns continue of the illegal detention and torture suffered by these alleged militants. In October 2005, ENSAAF released a report, Punjab Police: Fabricating Terrorism through Illegal Detention and Torture, detailing how Indian security forces routinely use illegal detention, torture, and threats against family members to target […]
Nov
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CBI Files 2 Cases Arising from 1984 Pogroms
November 29, 2005 | Comments Off on CBI Files 2 Cases Arising from 1984 Pogroms
The CBI has registered two cases against “unknown persons,” regarding incidents of murder and arson, among other crimes, during the November 1984 pogroms of Sikhs in India: The Ministry of Home Affairs had referred 10 cases registered by the Delhi Police to the CBI for examination out of which the agency firmed up investigations in […]