GHANIKE BHANGAR (BATALA): Fear has gripped residents of this village of Batala police district following beating up of several of them by men of the Punjab police commando ‘unit stationed here on July 3
Broken doors and smashed windowpanes bear ample proof to high handedness of the commandos who descended on the village following thrashing of two of their colleagues by some villa: The commandos left behind a trail of destruction as they broke open doors and pulled out villagers to teach them a lesson for beating up two of their colleagues
Twelve villagers were injured while several women and teenaged girls were showered will beating up the residents the commandos took previous injuries.
A congregation of villagers outside the police station on the Outskirts of this village told a group of visiting newsmen that the trouble started when villagers objected to the behavior of two police commandos towards a group of Dalit laborers who were awe paddy. The villagers alleged that the two commandos passed indecent remarks towards two young girls those transplanting the crop pie Bis Who Were
Jagit Singh Rahmit Masih and Sukhjit Singh injured said that there sterile laborers anced the village was held by commandos and SN thrashing. The panchayat members were matter and it was decided to formally register others including the abuses While Care not to inflict half a the pointing an However before the panchayat members could the village about 15 commandos in their black uniform upon the village and caught hold of whoever thrashed them
The cops Waylaid the aged and beat them with rifle butts u pointing to some of the houses where door force entry. ‘The residents said the entire episode which the policemen retreated.
Article extracted from this publication >> July 15, 1994
