43 policemen convicted for killing 10 Sikhs in 1991
2 years ago

43 policemen convicted for killing 10 Sikhs in 1991

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday convicted 43 policemen for culpable homicide in a case relating to killing of 10 Sikhs in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh in 1991. “When they saw the terrorists come out from the forest area, they challenged them and all of a sudden, the terrorists opened fire and in retaliation and in self-defence, the appellants opened fire and, in that way, 10 terrorists were killed,” the court was told by the counsel of the accused. There were various criminal cases of murder, loot, TADA activities lodged against some of the deceased, namely, Baljit Singh alias Pappu, Jaswant Singh, Harminder Singh alias Minta, Surjan Singh alias Bittu, Lakhvinder Singh,” it said. Undoubtedly the police has to arrest the accused and put them on trial,” the court said while announcing conviction of the accused and sentenced them to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment with fine of ₹10,000.

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5 more arrested for murder during Kanpur's 1984 anti-Sikh riots
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5 more arrested for murder during Kanpur's 1984 anti-Sikh riots

India Today  

The Special Investigation Team probing the mass killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh Kanpur riots on Wednesday arrested five more people in connection with the triple murder that took place in Kidwai Nagar area in the city that year. Five more have been arrested by the SIT, taking the total number of arrests to 27,” Deputy Inspector General of Police, SIT, …

2 more arrested for looting, killing Sikhs in Kanpur in 1984
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2 more arrested for looting, killing Sikhs in Kanpur in 1984

India Today  

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"Barbaric & Inhuman Killing": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 34 Cops Accused Of Killing 10 Sikhs In 'Fake' Encounter Treating Them As 'Terrorists'
2 years, 6 months ago

"Barbaric & Inhuman Killing": Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 34 Cops Accused Of Killing 10 Sikhs In 'Fake' Encounter Treating Them As 'Terrorists'

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court last week denied bail to 34 Cops, Constables in Pradeshik Armed Constabulary who have been accused of killing 10 Sikh men in an alleged fake encounter in the year 1991 treating them as terrorists.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Brij Raj Singh observed that the accused cops had indulged in …

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