“ASSUMING FALSE NAME TO WORK AS A NAXALITE” – COM DALJIT SINGH ACQUITTED BY BATHINDA COURT

“ASSUMING FALSE NAME TO WORK AS A NAXALITE” – 

COM DALJIT SINGH ACQUITTED BY BATHINDA COURT

Com Daljit being produced in Bathinda court  on  30..07.2010

Com Daljit Singh has been acquitted by a Bathinda court, after a trial spanning over more than 4 years, in a case registered at Police Station Thermal Bathinda against him under section 420 (Cheating), 467, 468, 471 of the IPC. The police had then claimed in a press note that he was a top Naxalite leader of CPRCPI (ML) who has taken command of the organization after the death of Com. Harbhajan Singh Sohi. The police had further claimed that he has been working underground since 1992, under an assumed name amongst the people in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh etc mobilizing them to join the Naxalite movement. 

The police also had claimed recovery of some secret Naxalite documents from him, which were in fact the messages from various Naxalite organizations from all over India, including the CPI (Maoist), paying homage to legendary communist leader Com Harbhajan Singh Sohi, on his death. All these messages were circulated to the press by a Committee formed to conduct “Shardhanjli Samagam” of Com Harbhajan Sohi, under the convenership of Jaspal Jassi, Editor “Surkh Rekha”. The police had also accused him of inciting various organizations of farmers, agri-labour, and employees etc to resort to agitations against the Govt policies and indulge in violence.

In police remand, Daljit Singh was subjected to lengthy and strenuous interrogation by the officials of the I.B., Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police and various other agencies. The Police even sought his custody for 10 days pleading that as he was a Maoist, he was to be interrogated by the Intelligence sleuths at Joint Interrogation Center at Amritsar.

Com Daljit Singh was abducted on 28.7.2010 from his house by 15/20 armed policemen in plain clothes, posing as members of a power theft checking team. People apprehended that the armed abductors, who were in fact policemen in mufti, might cause physical harm to Daljit Singh or implicate him in some false criminal case. Advocate N.K.Jeet, President Lok Morcha Punjab, Advocate Balwant Singh Dhillon, President Lawyers For Justice & Democratic Rights, and others immediately informed the press, Human Rights Commission, Punjab & Haryana High Court, DGP Punjab, Chief Secretary Govt of Punjab & other authorities.

Hundreds of people including a large number of women had come to express moral support and solidarity with Daljit Singh when he was produced in the court. Earlier residents of Hazura Kapura Basti held rallies to condemn his illegal arrest and false implication and had decided to stand with and support his family. The ‘Maoist’ and the ‘Naxalite’ tag put on him by the police, did not scare them. Daljit Singh was also in high spirits. He raised slogans such as ‘Inquilab-Zindabad’, ‘Long live the Communist Revolutionary movement’ etc. while appearing in the court.

During trial, the police could not produce even a single witness against Com Daljit Singh from the public, although in the chargesheet some were cited. Even the state witnesses failed to prove any charge against him. Resultantly he has been acquitted on 15.01.2015 by the court.

Advocate N.K.Jeet Advisor,

LOK MORCHA PUNJAB (Mob 94175-07363)