-Chandigarh, 10 June (2025): The Punjab Human Rights Organization (PHRO) today expressed concern over the increasing incidents of police excesses and decided to investigate the recent death of a teacher in the Bhathinda police custody and the killing of Canadian PR Jaspreet Singh in a police encounter near Patiala last March.
The meeting held under the chairmanship of PHRO Chairman Justice (Retd.) Ranjit Singh observed that Punjab Police seemed to have been enjoying unrestricted powers/freedom similar to those of the 1990s; the police have become autocratic and have been indulging in violations of human and civil rights.
Near weeks ago, weeks ago, a teacher, NaSingh, Singh, P. Singh, was given inhuman torture by the Bathinda Police. As a result, police police another In another case, a Canadian PR, Singh, was killed in an encounter with police near Patiala last March.
The meeting also decided to reorganize the organization by enlarging its membership and broad-basing it in Punjab. The first step will be setting up committees at district levels.
It also appealed to justice-loving and pro-democratic Punjabis to come forward and join the organization.
Malwinder Singh Mali, Dr. Piara Lal Garg, Advocate Rajwinder Singh Bains, Dilawar Singh, Tarjinder Singh, and Dr. Khushhal Singh attended this meeting.
