Behbal Kalan killings: Justice Katju commission writes to Chief Secretary of Punjab Seeking Cooperation

Markandey Katju
Markandey Katju

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Justice Katju commission has written a letter to the chief secretary of Punjab seeking his cooperation in investigation of the killings of two Sikh Youth who were shot dead by Police during the protest at Behbal Kalan (district Faridkot) against sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib that happened in village Bargari of Faridkot district.

The commission which started the probe on January 30, has been constituted by various Punjab based human rights organizations. Its reins have been given to former supreme court judge Justice Markandey Katju and noted human rights activists Advocate Amar Singh Chahal, Advocate Rajwinder Singh Bains, Advocate Navkiran Singh and former Punjab DGP Shashi Kant IPS (retd) are its members who have sent the letter.

The commission has been constituted to hold independent and transparent probe into the incident of Behbal Kalan during which the Police opened firing at unarmed Sikh Sangat who were demonstrating peacefully against sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib.

It is notable that the government had registered a case of murder against the erring police officials, who had opened fire on October 14 in the village, yet the case seems to be only an eyewash as, besides being obscure, it does not mention the name of any accused.

The FIR was registered against unidentified persons under sections 302, 307, 34 IPC besides the Arms Act on the complaint of Iqbalpreet Singh Sahota, director, Bureau of Investigation, on October 21, but it does not mention the name of any accused or raises finger on any police official. 

6 COMMENTS

  1. I have said that three times now Sikh 24 because your ‘leave a reply box’ didn’t post the first two times waiting until the third to put them all up at once! Still I suppose the truth is always worth repeating.

  2. Did I say principles and Badals in the same sentence? Of course I meant the Badals self preservation ‘instincts’ – bestial creatures don’t have morals after all.

  3. I am not sure how can you expect co-operation from the Badals when they are complicit in both ordering and covering up of these crimes. It’s like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas – simply not in their self interest and in the Badal’s case totally against their self preservation principles.

    • Did I say principles and Badals in the same sentence? Of course I meant the Badal’s self preservation ‘instincts’ – bestial creatures don’t have morals.

    • Did I say principles and Badals in the same sentence? Of course I meant the Badal’s self preservation ‘instincts’ – lowly bestial creatures do not have morals after all.

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