Sikh Youth Severely Tortured and Traumatized by the Punjab Police

HOSHIARPUR : Sikh youth Jaspreet Singh of village Chabbowal, who was arrested by Punjab police by alleging him of member of Khalistan Liberation Force, was admitted to Civil Hospital of Hoshiarpur on August 20. Jaspreet Singh is in critical condition and is not able to recognize his siblings and relatives.ikh24 learned that when the sister and family of Jaspreet Singh went to jail to tie ‘rakhri’ on his wrist on August 18, he did not recognize them. The family also noticed that his physical condition was bad. On getting acquainted of the matter, lawyer Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami moved plea in Court to check about physique of Jaspreet Singh. The Court ordered for constituting an Investigation Board to check Jaspreet Singh’s physique by admitting him in Civil Hospital of Hoshiarpur.
Interacting with media on this occasion, family of Jaspreet Singh said that the police have framed their son in a fabricated case. They said that Jaspreet Singh used to remain busy in his job of denting & painting besides ploughing his agriculture land. They totally ruled out the possibility of Jaspreet’s connection with any militant organization.
Dal Khalsa was also highly critical of the police for using third degree torture on Jaspreet Singh Jassa arrested along with two other youths under various charges in the first week of August.Dal Khalsa ex-president H S Dhami said throughout Punjab, torture was practiced systematically in police stations. He said the torture was illegal as no court or law permits the use of such “inhuman” methods on detainees as was being practiced by the state police. Quoting the victims family members and his lawyer from P&H High court Advocate Navkiran Singh, he said the condition of Jaspreet was critical, who is hospitalized on Saturday for treatment. Dal Khalsa met Jaspreet Singh’s family members and medical staff at civil hospital on August 21, who told them that he was badly traumatized and depressed. Dhami said and added that the manner in which the police have tortured Jaspreet was highly condemnable. He said whatever right or wrong he has committed, it’s for the court of law to decide.He slammed Congress as well as Akali led successive government’s for failing to end the impunity being enjoyed by the police force and use of torture by them on detainees.