Jaswant Singh Khalra
Sikh human rights activist (1952–1995)
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- Jaswant Singh Khalra (1952–1995) was an Indian Sikh human rights activist.
- Khalra was last seen in September 1995, washing his car in front of his house in Amritsar.
- Activism Jaswant Singh Khalra was the director of a bank in the city of Amritsar in Punjab during the militancy period in Punjab.
- The police were accused of killing unarmed suspects in staged shootouts and burning thousands of dead bodies to cover up the murders.
- These cases included the custodial killing of Behla, the human-shield case concerning the death of seven civilians, the cremation of 25,000 unidentified bodies in Punjab, and that police had killed about 2,000 police officers not collaborating in counter-terror operations.
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WikipediaJaswant Singh Khalra (1952–1995) was an Indian Sikh human rights activist. He garnered global attention for his research concerning 25,000 illegal killings and cremations involving the Punjab police, and that the police had even killed about 2,000 police officers who refused to cooperate.
Khalra was last seen in September 1995, washing his car in front of his house in Amritsar. Six Punjab police officials were later convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for Khalra's abduction and murder.
Jaswant Singh Khalra was the director of a bank in the city of Amritsar in Punjab during the militancy period in Punjab. Following Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots, the police were empowered to detain suspects for any reason, ostensibly as suspected terrorists. The police were accused of killing unarmed suspects in staged shootouts and burning thousands of dead bodies to cover up the murders.
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