Sadhvi torture

In a piece titled “Sadhvi Pragya: Truth will prevail” Sandhya Jain writes: “The ATS must be ruing the day it agreed to persecute Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Srikant Purohit and others on grounds of “Hindu terror”. That the case was patently cooked up became visible from the moment the initial shock and surprise wore off, and with every passing day, as repeated police remands, narco-analysis, brain-mapping and lie detector tests failed to yield any half-credible evidence, the ATS found itself painted into a corner...”

She adds: “On Friday, November 21 2008, a group of Delhi intellectuals led by the redoubtable KPS Gill, presented a memorandum against the ill-treatment meted out to Sadhvi Pragya on the basis of her sworn affidavit in court. Member [of the NHRC], Mr. Justice GP Mathur, who met the delegation, assured appropriate and speedy action in accordance with Commission procedures. On Tuesday, November 25 2008, the National Human Rights Commission issued notice to the Maharashtra Government regarding allegations of custodial torture of Sadhvi Pragya.”

compiled by Suman K Jha