LAFAYETTE, CA: On March 11, 1992, Asylum office, which is pant and separate from the immigration & Naturalization district office, found that Rajinder Singh Brar, a consulting engineer from Bargari Punjab established a well founder fear of persecution upon return to India, Therefore, in accordance with Section 208 (a) of the Immigration & Nationality Act, he is granted asylum. This grant of asylum is valid for an indefinite period and includes his wife and children who are eligible for a derivative asylum status.
Brar was represented by Mohinder Singh, a Lafayette-San Jose, based immigration attorney, for whom this case was in 19th successful asylum case. Brar came to United States at San Francisco on September 17, 1990 and filed his asylum and district director for attainment of AISSF goals. His duty was to educate persons to understand the problems of the Sikhs at the hands of the Hind government, He testified that he spoke against Indian politicians wrongdoings, submitted petitions, courted arrest several times and suffered bodily injuries and economic loss. From 1984 through his fleeing from India, he was incarcerated six times and held without any formal charge sheet. Each of his torture incidents was described in detail and consistent with his claim. His first arrest took place on June 14, 1984, followed by another at Amritsar on November 24, 1984. On March 13,85 he was picked up by the police at Mukatsar, On March 10,1986 he was arrested from his residence under suspicion that he was involved in explosion” in the city. He was in custody for 5 days, hung upside down, pulled by his hair and beaten with a leather belt. On August 14,1986, police raided at his house and ordered him to desist with so called anti-India activities and advocating formation of Khalistan, On Aug,3,1990 he ran into trouble with the Punjab police and tortured in custody, using ghotna on his legs & thighs which caused breaking up his lx muscles and private medical treatment for several months. He is happy that United States, a bastion of human right listened to his torture the hands of the Indian government, but he is worried for the fate of hundreds of Sikh youths wo ran away from India for fear of persecution and others rotting in Indian ails an victim of enter a judicial excesses of the Indian rulers.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 27, 1992
