There has been a spurt in police action against activists of several people’s organizations in Uttarakhand since 2004.
Scores of people have been booked since 2004, in particular in 2005 and 2007, under various charges ranging from treason and sedition to membership of banned organizations. These charges when invoked invariably disable the accused of their rights and in such cases, his political beliefs (real or alleged) render him especially vulnerable. The basic rights of the accused- from getting bail to protecting the dignity, reputation and indeed physical security of a person- all are denied. Since PUDR had undertaken a fact-finding into the Haspur Khatta incident in August-September 2004, i.e. alleged training camp run by Maoists, we decided to investigate the matter once again in view of the persistence of reports from Uttrakhand regarding arrests being made, cases being filed, as well as alleged attempts by police to browbeat those whom they considered to espouse “left extremists” views.
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Police Repression in Uttarakhand
