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Two women arrested in Punjab on charges of possession of poppy husk claim that Punjab police raped them: The court ordered the medical examination of the women, from Mansa in Punjab, who deposed before it yesterday that after being arrested on Thursday for allegedly carrying two kg of poppy husk each, they were taken to […]

As the Punjab police continues to report militancy-related arrests, concerns continue of the illegal detention and torture suffered by these alleged militants. In October 2005, ENSAAF released a report, Punjab Police: Fabricating Terrorism through Illegal Detention and Torture, detailing how Indian security forces routinely use illegal detention, torture, and threats against family members to target […]

On Friday, November 18, 2005, Additional District Judge Bhupinder Singh in Patiala convicted six Punjab police officials in the 1995 abduction and murder case of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The court sentenced Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jaspal Singh and Amarjit Singh to life imprisonment for murder, seven years imprisonment for abduction with […]

Twenty-six police officers have been moved from their posts amd a head constable has been suspended following the public outcry over the televised police torture of a boy. On November 11, twenty-six sub-inspectors and assisstant sub-inspectors were moved to different police posts. Station house officers were also directed to prevent reporters from entering police stations with cameras […]

Lawyers for Human Rights International filed a petition on November 8 in the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the Punjab governor’s pardon of two police officers convicted of extrajudicial executions. This case was mentioned earlier in the blog. In 2001, DSP Jaspal Singh was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for the […]

A medical report released on November 7 has confirmed that Chandigarh police tortured Rakesh, a young man accused of theft. A board of doctors set up by a local court recently to examine Rakesh had revealed that the youth had received injuries on several body parts which might take several days to heal. Rakesh reported […]

In another police claim of increased militancy, Punjab police say that they have prevented an assassination attempt on former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal by arresting Amarjit Singh. Police arrested Amarjit Singh, lodged an FIR against him for conspiracy to assassinate Bhajan Lal, and claim to have recovered arms and ammunition from him. Based on […]

Nearly a dozen Punjab police officers assaulted reporter Satender Chauhan at the PCA Stadium on October 28. Chauhan was covering a cricket match at the stadium when he saw a crowd of angry people who had allegedly bought tickets for the match but were not allowed to enter the stadium. According to these fans, Punjab […]

There have been several interesting updates regarding cases implicating the systematic abuses committed by Punjab police during their counter-insurgency operations of 1984 to 1995. This last month saw two blatant examples of impunity for perpetrators of abuses. The Punjab governor pardoned two police officers convicted of extrajudicial executions: This is the first time ever that […]

On October 5, 2005, ENSAAF released its report Punjab Police: Fabricating Terrorism through Illegal Detention and Torture (June 2005 to August 2005). This report details human rights violations committed by Indian security forces in recent-militancy related arrests. From June 2005 to August 2005, Indian police claim to have arrested several dozen individuals intent on reviving […]

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