Saturday, May 17, 2008

Notice to Punjab govt for fake encounter


Notice to Punjab govt for fake encounter

http://epaper.indianexpress.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=16_05_2008_543_001&typ=0&pub=320
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ACCUSING the Punjab Police of eliminating their only son and showing his murder as fake encounter, the parents of Baljit Singh have approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The parents, Harbans Kaur and Krishan Singh, residents of Fatehgarh Sahib, have alleged that their son was murdered by the Punjab Police on the June 14, 1990, when he was returning home along with his friend. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to the police officers of Ludhiana and the State of Punjab directing them to file their replies.

It has been alleged that the police killed their son calling him a terrorist. The two have alleged that the murder of their son has been shown as a fake encounter. The two kept on knocking the doors of several higher police officers and politicians, but to no avail. An inquiry was marked by the Punjab Police, the reply of which was allegedly not given to the parents of the deceased. The two had demanded information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as to whether their son was a terrorist. The police in its reply gave the reply in the negative. Demanding stern action against the police officers who murdered their son and demanding compensation for his death, the two have moved the HC

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