Feb
6
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 […]
Feb
6
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 […]
Feb
6
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, […]