Tag: SIkh prisoners
UK Court Drops Charges Against Three Sikh Men Facing Extradition
The Crown's Prosecution Service on Wednesday, 22 September, dropped charges and freed the three United Kingdom (UK) Sikhs who were arrested for allegedly killing a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)...
Akal Takht urges Govt to stop implicating Sikh youths in UAPA
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Monday urged the Centre and Punjab government to stop arresting “innocent” Sikh youths in Punjab under the anti-terror law UAPA. “There is a dire need to...
Stop repression and illegal detention of Sikhs in Punjab | ASC
In a statement published on their website, the American Sikh Council (ASC) has expressed extreme concerns about the illegal detention of innocent Sikh youth across the state of Punjab in the past...
Jathedar Jagtar Singh Hawara acquitted in 24-yr-old blast case
The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Atul Kasana today acquitted Jathedar Jagtar Singh Hawara, the assassin of former Chief Minister Beant Singh, in a 24-year-old case of bomb blast that took place...
25 years on, Bhai Nand Singh and Bhai Subeg Singh released from Patiala Jail
PATIALA - Having secured the release of life convict Bhai Nand Singh Ji via a successful writ petition at the Panjab and Haryana High Court October 30th, the jail authorities have finally carried...
SC clears shifting of Jaggi Johal and others to Tihar jail
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed transfer of target killing cases of Punjab from Mohali to National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, Patiala House, New Delhi. Hearing plea of the NIA, the agency which...
Indian Court gives Life Prison to three Sikhs for Facebook posts
Three Sikh men under the age of 30 have been sentenced to life-terms in prison in India, based on ‘facebook posts and reading books’ according to UK based international humanitarian aid charity...
Mand, Daduwal, Ajnala will No Longer Lead Bargari Morcha
Mand, Daduwal and Ajnala had led the Bargari Morcha for over six months before ending it in December, 2018. After the Morcha wrapped up, Hawara had formed a five-member committee to decide...