Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
http://www.samachar.com/showurl.htm?rur ... r~in~trainArmy jawans strip passenger in train
Wednesday, 05 July , 2006, 12:18
Begusarai (Bihar): A passenger on the Guwahati-New Delhi North East Express was allegedly stripped and tortured by a group of apparently drunk jawans who have been arrested, Railway Protection Force sources said on Wednesday.
Parmatma Yadav of Balia, Uttar Pradesh, was stripped and forced to run naked in an aisle of the train near Begusarai on Tuesday night, RPF Assistant Commissioner Mahtab Khan and Barauni RPF officer-in-charge O A Khan told PTI.
The jawans allegedly hurled abuses and beat up other passengers in a compartment of the train in a bid to force them out, the sources said, adding that Army headquarters have been informed about the incident.
When the train reached Barauni, the jawans drove out the passengers and threw their belongings on the platform, the victims complained to the Government Railway Police and RPF.
Nine jawans—Navraj Sharma, Rajendra Singh, Digvijay Singh, Mohd Imtiyaz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Hira Singh, Vijaypal Sant, Ram Singh and Shashipal—were arrested on the spot by GRP and RPF personnel.
An FIR was registered with the GRP on the basis of a complaint lodged by Yadav.
How much of such news is allowed to come out in India compared to the western countries? Just a thought.
Digressing a little here, bear with me.
Why did India attack Sri Lanka in 1980's?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_con ... nvolvementIndian involvement
India became involved in the 1980s for a number of reasons – its leaders' desire to project India as the regional power in the area, worries about India's own Tamils seeking independence, and a genuine concern for the Sri Lankan Tamils' plight. The latter was particularly strong in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where ethnic kinship led to deep sympathy for the alleged discrimination against Sri Lankan Tamils. In the 1980s, the Indian central and state governments supported both sides in different ways, although it is widely believed that India provided the LTTE and other Tamil guerilla groups with monetary and training support.
India became more actively involved in the late 1980s, and in 1987 the Indian Air Force airdropped food parcels to Jaffna while it was under siege by Sri Lankan forces. Negotiations were held, and the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was signed on July 29, 1987, by Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President Jayewardene. Under this accord, the Sri Lankan Government made a number of concessions to Tamil demands, which included devolution of power to the provinces, a merger—subject to later referendum—of the northern and eastern provinces, and official status for the Tamil language (this was eventually enacted as the 13th Amendment). India agreed to establish order in the north and east with an Indian Peace-Keeping Force (IPKF) and to cease assisting Tamil insurgents. Militant groups including the LTTE, although initially reluctant, agreed to surrender their arms to the IPKF.
The Sri Lankan government was facing a mostly unrelated uprising by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna in the south, and called in the Indian military immediately after the agreement was signed. The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was formed, and initially oversaw a cease-fire and modest disarmament of the militant groups. The Sri Lankan government pulled its troops south and put down the JVP rebellion.
Few of the concessions agreed to in the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement were implemented. When the LTTE refused to disarm its fighers, the IPKF tried to demobilize them by force and ended up in full-scale conflict with the Tamils they had come to protect. Indian troops were accused of human rights abuses in the north and soon met stiff opposition from the Tamils. Simultaneously, nationalist sentiment led many Sinhalese to oppose the continued Indian presence. These led to the Sri Lankan government's call for India to quit the island, and they allegedly entered into a secret deal with the LTTE that culminated in a ceasefire. However, the LTTE and IPKF continued to have frequent hostilities, and according to some reports, the Sri Lankan government even armed the rebels willing to see the back of the Indian forces. Casualties mounted and eventually India pulled out its troops in March 1990.
Support from India dropped noticeably in 1991, after the assassination of a recently ex-Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, by a woman suicide bomber (Thenmuli Rajaratnam) widely believed to be an LTTE member and a victim of IPKF terror. (Fifteen years later, the LTTE issued an apology to India for the assassination.) India remains an outside observer to the ongoing peace process, with frequent demands to press for an extradition of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of LTTE, even if a peace deal is struck between the parties in the future. India's central government has been firmly against the LTTE, although they do still speak up for Tamils' rights.
Some more digression.
How many of us go to police stations for help, when we are in trouble?
Normally, whom do we approach in times of need, in India?
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/5704.html Prevent Police Atrocities in India
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Category: Human Rights
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http://www.livejournal.com/~annegowda/1029.html Description/History:
January, 2005
Police have been consistently showing violent behavior towards innocent civilians. Some of them have resulted in deaths.
Torture is used widely and is greatly encouraged in the police force. It has become so common in India that, it has become a part of life. One of my family members became a victim of police torture and died.
Full story is at
http://www.livejournal.com/~annegowda/1029.htmlPlease sign the petition below so as help prevent physical abuse of innocent civilians by police in Bombay, Thrissur, Khanpur, Suratand and elsewhere.
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Still digressing.
How many of us have faith in our justice system? To what extent?
Do I still need to research and quote about this issue also for you to understand? Did not believe so.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.We have our issues. Huge ones. Just that they do not come out much.
As for concentartion camps in America, look in our backyard for our concentartion camps in our police stations, say Narayanguda Police Station.
Here's info on American so called concentraion camps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo ... FacilitiesWhere's ours?