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Dead Khalra keeps shaming system, cops keep winning
WSN Bureau

CHANDIGARH: Law's proverbial blindness often comes to the aid of the rogues, and the Jaswant Singh Khalra case is only proving this. You know it, we know it, and so does the world. But listen to Indi'a top sleuthing agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation. Buckling to its political masters, and in keeping with its record of acting more like an agent of the Indian establishment rather than a watchdog of law and justice, the CBI has now told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the topmost human rights violator KPS Gill had no involvement in the murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.

In as many words, and just as shamelessly.

The CBI's response came in response to a petition by Jaswant Singh Khalra's widow Paramjit Kaur, who had asked the HC to direct the CBI to investigate the alleged involvement of Gill, earlier convicted in a case of moral turpitude, in the abduction and murder of her husband in 1995.

Some may ask, "Why bother? We already know the moral and ethical shallowness of the CBI." That may seem to be a valid point, but in the body politic of a nation, it is often necessary to rub the shame and embarrassment of an entire officialdom and political masters. So, Bibi Paramjit Kaur Khalra did the right thing, and by forcing the CBI to reveal its shamelessness, she has suceeded once again.

"There is no evidence to point out that Gill was involved in the case." Oh, thank you so much. We guessed your morals right. Just wanted to listen to the 'thud' noise once again as your ethics hit a new low!

Paramjit Kaur had asserted that "hard evidence" had come on trial court records about Gill's involvement and had sought orders to the CBI to investigate the conspiracy angle and his involvement in abducting, illegally detaining, torturing and murdering Khalra. Gill was let off because of partial and incomplete investigation, she had said.

Earlier, a Division Bench of the same High Court, while convicting the cops involved, had held that Khalra was "abducted so his life could be extinguished". The court had held that Khalra was picked up from his house, tortured at Jhabal police station before being shot. Finally his body was disposed of near the Harike bridge.

CBI to investigate the con- spiracy angle and his involve- ment in abducting, illegally detaining, torturing and mur- dering Khalra. She had claimed that Gill was let off because of partial and incomplete investigation. She contended that at least two representations were for- warded to the CBI director for completion of investigation in the murder case so Gill could be held accountable. A Division Bench of the High Court, while convicting the cops involved, had held that Khalra was "abducted so his life could be extin- guished". The court had held that Khalra was picked up from his house, tortured at Jhabal police station before being shot.

Finally his body , was disposed of near the Harike bridge.

13 February 2008
 

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