:dateline:A US Federal Court in New York has issued summons against Manjit Singh G.K., President �Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee� (DSGMC) on the charges of using torture as tool to wrest the control of top Sikh body.
July 10 complaint filed by victims under �Torture Victim Protection Act� (TVPA) of 1991 seeks punitive and compensatory damages against DSGMC President. TVPA allows filing of lawsuits in the United States against the individuals who committed torture on a foreign soil.
Federal Judge James C. Francis has been assigned to hear the allegations of death threats, illegal detention and physical abuse against Manjit GK, who also heads Delhi Unit of SAD (Badal), a political party that is controlling the State of Punjab.
