Monday, March 1, 2010
Two kidnapped Sikhs rescued in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces on Monday recovered two of three Sikhs kidnapped for ransom in the country's volatile northwest, a security official said, days after the body of the third Sikh was found.
The three Sikhs were abducted from the Khyber region on the Afghan border in January. The decapitated body of one of them was found last week.
Government forces launched an operation early on Monday and rescued the remaining two Sikhs.
"Some terrorists have also been killed in the fighting," a security official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters.
Sikhs are a tiny minority in predominantly Muslim Pakistan, but a sizeable community has lived in Khyber and elsewhere in the northwest. Most of them run private businesses.
Khyber has long been a den for criminal syndicates involved in kidnapping, smuggling, drug trafficking and car-jackings. Criminals are also believed to have established links with Islamist militants in recent years.
Three militants were also killed in a shootout with security forces near the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, while the bodies of five militants were found in the northwestern Swat region on Monday, security officials said.
(Reporting by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Michael Georgy and Paul Tait)
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Punjab & Haryana on High alert
Punjab & Haryana are on high alert after widespread violence reported in Mansa, Kaithal, Jind, Sirsa, Abohar, Narwana, Fatehabad, Karnal, Moga, Barnala, Ludhiana, Ferozpur as well SriGanga Nagar & Hanumangarh in Rajasthan. A number of buses, three trains, a post office, a telephone exchange, a BDO office, a DC office have been burnt. The trouble started after CBI registered a case of Murder against Baba Ram Raheem Dera. Para Military has been asked by both the states. It is being said that some masked persons are involved in this violence.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi High Court grants bail to Sajjan Kumar
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Friday granted bail by the Delhi High Court in connection with the two cases registered against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
The Delhi Police earlier on Thursday suspended Kumar's personal security officer (PSO) after he informed his seniors that Kumar, accused in 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases, was "missing" for at least two days.
The PSO, Constable Ram Niroha, reportedly approached his seniors at Delhi Police's security wing on February 19.
The Karkardooma Court had on Tuesday (February 23) issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against Kumar and slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to arrest Kumar and others accused in the case.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma had refuted the plea of the investigating agencies to issue a proclamation against the accused on the ground that he was absconding.
The CBI, which arrested one out of 12 accused, said that it conducted raids at Kumar's residence four times after the warrant was issued on February 17, but failed to apprehend him. It also asked the court to declare the former MP and other accused as absconders.
The court issued fresh non-bailable warrant against Kumar and 11 other accused for March 10.
The court said on Tuesday, "So far ground work is concerned; CBI does not seem to be serious enough to apprehend the accused. CBI wants to complete only paper work. These are all stereotype reports."
The harsh comments of the court came followed by the CBI acceptance that it failed to apprehend the accused despite conducting raids.
The CBI had on January 13 charge-sheeted Kumar and others in the two cases accusing them of making provocative speeches, leading to the killing of 12 persons in the riots that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. (ANI)
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The Delhi Police earlier on Thursday suspended Kumar's personal security officer (PSO) after he informed his seniors that Kumar, accused in 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases, was "missing" for at least two days.
The PSO, Constable Ram Niroha, reportedly approached his seniors at Delhi Police's security wing on February 19.
The Karkardooma Court had on Tuesday (February 23) issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against Kumar and slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to arrest Kumar and others accused in the case.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma had refuted the plea of the investigating agencies to issue a proclamation against the accused on the ground that he was absconding.
The CBI, which arrested one out of 12 accused, said that it conducted raids at Kumar's residence four times after the warrant was issued on February 17, but failed to apprehend him. It also asked the court to declare the former MP and other accused as absconders.
The court issued fresh non-bailable warrant against Kumar and 11 other accused for March 10.
The court said on Tuesday, "So far ground work is concerned; CBI does not seem to be serious enough to apprehend the accused. CBI wants to complete only paper work. These are all stereotype reports."
The harsh comments of the court came followed by the CBI acceptance that it failed to apprehend the accused despite conducting raids.
The CBI had on January 13 charge-sheeted Kumar and others in the two cases accusing them of making provocative speeches, leading to the killing of 12 persons in the riots that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. (ANI)
with thanks : source : http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/26/1984anti-sikh-riots-case-delhi-high-court-grants-bail-tos.html
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