19 May 2008 Hindustantimes Chandigarh Pg 11
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Victim's 91-yr-old mother awaits turn to depose against cops who abducted her son BLAME IT on our criminal justice system, here is a 91-year-old woman waiting to depose against senior Punjab police of- ficers who allegedly abducted his son and son-in-law 14 years ago. The two victims - Ashok Kumar and Vinod Kumar - nev- er returned home.
"With the pace at which the trial is going I don't hope to see the verdict in my life. At least the court should expedite in recording of my testimony as a prosecution witness," said Amar Kaur, mother of Vinod Kumar, a Ludhiana-based business, who was allegedly picked up at the be hest of then Senior Superinten- dent of Police Sumedh Singh Saini to settle a personal dis- pute. Saini is now Director Vigi- lance (Punjab).
Kaur has moved an applica- tion before the court of Additional Session Judge Vinod Goyal, who has issued notices to the CBI for May 20. "My mother became a bit impatient ever since she suf- fered a stroke of paralysis last year. Her health has become un- stable since then," said Ashish Kumar, victim Vinod's younger brother. She has also written let- ters to Chief Justice seeking an early disposal of the case, which did not see any movement for 10 years until it was transferred to Delhi from a Punjab court on apex court's order.
On December 6, 2006, a the court had framed charges of criminal conspiracy and wrongful confinement, among others, against Punjab Inspector General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini, and police officers Sukhmohinder Singh Sandhu, Paramjit Singh and Balbir Chand Tiwari in the case of the 1994 abduction, illegal detention and disappearance of two Ludhiana-based businessmen and their driver. Within a few days on December 15, Saini filed a petition seeking the quash ing of the charges.
According to the prosecution, in March 1994 Vinod Kumar disappeared from the cus tody of the Ludhiana Kotwali station, along with his brother-inlaw Ashok Kumar and driver Mukhtiyar Singh, after being detained between February 23, 1994 and March 3, 1994.
The court notes that evidence gathered from the CBI's investigation suggests then-SSP Saini wanted Vinod and Ashok Kumar to implicate their family business, Saini Motors, in illegal activities. Saini was in a feud with his relatives Narender and Meenakshi Saini, owners of Saini Motors. The CBI registered the case on April 18, 1994 and filed the chargesheet in May 2000. naziya.alvi@hindustantimes.com
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Victim's 91-yr-old mother awaits turn to depose against cops who abducted her son BLAME IT on our criminal justice system, here is a 91-year-old woman waiting to depose against senior Punjab police of- ficers who allegedly abducted his son and son-in-law 14 years ago. The two victims - Ashok Kumar and Vinod Kumar - nev- er returned home.
"With the pace at which the trial is going I don't hope to see the verdict in my life. At least the court should expedite in recording of my testimony as a prosecution witness," said Amar Kaur, mother of Vinod Kumar, a Ludhiana-based business, who was allegedly picked up at the be hest of then Senior Superinten- dent of Police Sumedh Singh Saini to settle a personal dis- pute. Saini is now Director Vigi- lance (Punjab).
Kaur has moved an applica- tion before the court of Additional Session Judge Vinod Goyal, who has issued notices to the CBI for May 20. "My mother became a bit impatient ever since she suf- fered a stroke of paralysis last year. Her health has become un- stable since then," said Ashish Kumar, victim Vinod's younger brother. She has also written let- ters to Chief Justice seeking an early disposal of the case, which did not see any movement for 10 years until it was transferred to Delhi from a Punjab court on apex court's order.
On December 6, 2006, a the court had framed charges of criminal conspiracy and wrongful confinement, among others, against Punjab Inspector General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini, and police officers Sukhmohinder Singh Sandhu, Paramjit Singh and Balbir Chand Tiwari in the case of the 1994 abduction, illegal detention and disappearance of two Ludhiana-based businessmen and their driver. Within a few days on December 15, Saini filed a petition seeking the quash ing of the charges.
According to the prosecution, in March 1994 Vinod Kumar disappeared from the cus tody of the Ludhiana Kotwali station, along with his brother-inlaw Ashok Kumar and driver Mukhtiyar Singh, after being detained between February 23, 1994 and March 3, 1994.
The court notes that evidence gathered from the CBI's investigation suggests then-SSP Saini wanted Vinod and Ashok Kumar to implicate their family business, Saini Motors, in illegal activities. Saini was in a feud with his relatives Narender and Meenakshi Saini, owners of Saini Motors. The CBI registered the case on April 18, 1994 and filed the chargesheet in May 2000. naziya.alvi@hindustantimes.com
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