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Bailable Warrant Issued Against HKL Bhagat

February 6, 2004 | Comments Off on Bailable Warrant Issued Against HKL Bhagat

The Delhi High Court has issued a bailable warrant against Congress (I) leader H.K.L. Bhagat, for his role in the pogroms against the Sikhs in November 1984: On an appeal filed by Darshan Kaur, a riot victim, judge R.S. Sodhi asked Bhagat to appear before the court July 19. Read affidavits filed against Bhagat before […]

Update on Case of Bilkis Rasool

February 6, 2004 | Comments Off on Update on Case of Bilkis Rasool

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences conducted an inventory of the materials unearthed from a site in Gujarat by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the rape of Bilkis Rasool and the murder of 14 Muslims, some of whom were also raped: Bones, bone fragments and items of clothing and footwear exhumed from […]

POTA Updates

February 6, 2004 | Comments Off on POTA Updates

The government of Maharashtra sanctioned the prosecution of six individuals in a special court under POTA for their alleged role in bomb blasts.  It claims these six individuals belong to Lashkar-e-Toiba. Vaiko, a politician charged under POTA for backing the Tamil Tigers, was also released on bail. The General section has other posts on POTA, […]