Hearing Scheduled For Kps Gill's Role In Khalra Murder

[Guest SatwantBeantKehar]

Hearing Scheduled for KPS Gill's role in Khalra murder

Six weeks after upholding the convictions of five officers for the murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, the Punjab and Haryana High Court scheduled a hearing on the petition against former Punjab Police chief KPS Gill for his role in the murder. The hearing is scheduled for February 12, 2008, according to the Tribune.

During this hearing, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, comprising of Justice S.K. Mittal and Justice K.C. Gupta, will hear arguments calling for a CBI investigation into KPS Gill's role in the murder of Jaswant Singh Khalra. Direct evidence for Gill's involvement was put on record during the trial of lower-level officers, and the High Court especially cited the testimony of Special Police Officer (SPO) Kuldip Singh in upholding the conviction of five police officers for Khalra's murder. In his trial testimony, SPO Kuldip Singh described how he had been appointed to guard the room where Khalra was detained, and discussed the role of different officers, including the senior-most officer, Director General of Police (DGP) KPS Gill, in the abuses against Khalra. According to his trial testimony, the police took Khalra to SSP Sandhu's residence, where DGP Gill joined them and interrogated Khalra for half an hour. On the ride back to the police station, Station House Officer (SHO) Satnam Singh told Khalra to accept DGP Gill's advice and save himself. In the judgment upholding the conviction of Satnam Singh and four others, Justice M.S. Gill stated: "Kuldeep Singh [Kuldip Singh] is the star witness...We find his statement to be truthful, convincing and inspiring confidence. He initially was under fear, but at a later stage came out with the truth. He is an eyewitness to the gruesome abduction, murder and disposal of Khalra's body."

Ensaaf drafted the petition's international law arguments on the doctrine of superior responsibility. Ensaaf provides ongoing litigation support to Paramjit Kaur Khalra's attorney, R.S. Bains, to ensure that all of Khalra's killers are brought to justice. For more information about the case, visit Ensaaf's page on advocacy pursued regarding the murder of Jaswant Singh Khalra. This page includes links to judgments and legal papers, as well as information on joint initiatives by international human rights organizations, including Ensaaf, Human Rights Watch, REDRESS, and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law.

[mandeep99]

Hearing Scheduled for KPS Gill's role in Khalra murder

Six weeks after upholding the convictions of five officers for the murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, the Punjab and Haryana High Court scheduled a hearing on the petition against former Punjab Police chief KPS Gill for his role in the murder. The hearing is scheduled for February 12, 2008, according to the Tribune.

During this hearing, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, comprising of Justice S.K. Mittal and Justice K.C. Gupta, will hear arguments calling for a CBI investigation into KPS Gill's role in the murder of Jaswant Singh Khalra. Direct evidence for Gill's involvement was put on record during the trial of lower-level officers, and the High Court especially cited the testimony of Special Police Officer (SPO) Kuldip Singh in upholding the conviction of five police officers for Khalra's murder. In his trial testimony, SPO Kuldip Singh described how he had been appointed to guard the room where Khalra was detained, and discussed the role of different officers, including the senior-most officer, Director General of Police (DGP) KPS Gill, in the abuses against Khalra. According to his trial testimony, the police took Khalra to SSP Sandhu's residence, where DGP Gill joined them and interrogated Khalra for half an hour. On the ride back to the police station, Station House Officer (SHO) Satnam Singh told Khalra to accept DGP Gill's advice and save himself. In the judgment upholding the conviction of Satnam Singh and four others, Justice M.S. Gill stated: "Kuldeep Singh [Kuldip Singh] is the star witness...We find his statement to be truthful, convincing and inspiring confidence. He initially was under fear, but at a later stage came out with the truth. He is an eyewitness to the gruesome abduction, murder and disposal of Khalra's body."

Ensaaf drafted the petition's international law arguments on the doctrine of superior responsibility. Ensaaf provides ongoing litigation support to Paramjit Kaur Khalra's attorney, R.S. Bains, to ensure that all of Khalra's killers are brought to justice. For more information about the case, visit Ensaaf's page on advocacy pursued regarding the murder of Jaswant Singh Khalra. This page includes links to judgments and legal papers, as well as information on joint initiatives by international human rights organizations, including Ensaaf, Human Rights Watch, REDRESS, and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law.

could you please provide a link to the website, hopefully the <admin-profanity filter activated> gets hung.

[Singhballer]

Cant a profanity be used in his case? :s