Punjab police chief DGP Suresh Arora recently urged India’s Ministry of Home Affairs to take ‘sympathetic view’ in favor of Punjab cops who are facing trails on murder and other counts. These cases were registered by the CBI after holding thorough investigation on the directives of SCI.
The Sikh Siyasat presents the untold story of Bapu Chaman Lal, who passed away on July 1, 2016 awaiting justice for his son killed by the Punjab police in a fake encounter in 1994. This documentary is a tribute to his untiring struggle and firm commitment for human rights and high values of truth.
Bapu Chaman Lal lived for over hundred years but died on July 1, 2016 awaiting justice for his son killed in fake encounter by the police in 1994 and his wait for justice proved longer than his life.
For a turban-wearing, Urdu-reading Hindu of Taran Taran, Punjab, the court’s recess was 23 years too long. On June 30, 100-year-old Chaman Lal breathed his last, two days before the case he had been pursuing for over two decades was to resume in the CBI court, Patiala.
Chaman Lal, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab died today at the age of over 90 years. He waited for over two decades to see the Indian courts holding trial of police personnel accused of killing his son during enforced disappearance.