Barapind acquitted in all cases
30 Apr 2008 Hindustantimes Chandigarh
FORMER KHALISTAN Commando Force (Panjwar) militant Kulbir Singh Barapind is set to be a free man.
With a local court today acquitting him in a case pertaining to killing of four members of a family, Kulbir has now been acquitted in all the three criminal cases he was being prosecuted under as per the terms of the Indo-US extradition treaty .
Kulbir, who was extradited from United States of America in 2006, is likely to be released from Nabha jail tomorrow.
Kulbir was actually booked in 32 criminal cases, including the killing of nine BSP men in Nakodar, during the days of terrorism.
Punjab Police, along with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), had fought a long legal battle to get him extradited from the US. Later, a US court allowed his extradition and instructed Punjab Police to try him only in three cases under general law and not under any special law.
Today, the court of Additional Sessions Judge B.K. Mehta announced his acquittal for failure of the prosecution to provide adequate evidence against the accused.
Kulbir was accused of murdering four members of a family, including three brothers and wife of the eldest one, at their Tarkhan Majara village residence on the night of September 9, 1992 before fleeing to the US.
Eyewitnesses Sohan Singh and his wife Gurmail Kaur, father and mother of the deceased brothers, did not identify Kulbir during the trial.
Sohan Singh said police officials themselves dictated the FIR and he only signed it. The former KCF terrorist was earlier acquitted in the murder case of the former Akali MLA from Banga constituency, Balwant Singh Sarhal, a Kanungo and his two gunmen. Kulbir was accused of killing the trio at Cheema Kalan village at Goraya in 1992.
He was also proved not guilty in the Sahib Singh murder case of Dhakka Colony in Phillaur.
Terror trial Extradited from US in 2006, Kulbir was actually booked in 32 criminal cases A US court, however, instructed Punjab Police to try him only in three cases under general law Former KCF ultra was earlier acquitted in murder case of former Akali MLA from Banga Balwant Singh Sarhal
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