The report is reproduced hereunder REPORT OF THE KILLING OF MR KULWANT SINGH, ADVOCATE, HIS WIFE AND TWO YEAR OLD SON Bar Association of Punjab and Haryana High Court formed an Action Committee for the release of Mr Kulwant Singh, Advocate, his wife and two year old son, who were alleged to have been abducted detained by the Ropar Police on January 25, 1993.
Since before this I and Surjit Singh of Attari had companymitted murder of Comrade Ram Murti with bullets and police had companye to know about this thereafter police had started visiting my house in my search.
Thermal Plant of Ropar was decided to explode with a bomb and it was decided to companymit mass killing of people belonging to particular companymunity at Ropar and Ghanauli.
I and Surjit Singh companyspired and thereafter summoned Kulwant Singh to Bela Chowk on the pretext of holding companymunity.
The police story as told by the SSP is unbelievable.
There are glaring loopholes which cannot be plugged easily.
He was told that two had been released and he companyld companye and take them as the police wanted to hand them over to some responsible person.
The lawyer fraternity in general and the advocates practising at the High Court and the District Courts in the States of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh were number satisfied with the police investigation.
The Panchayat of said village had requested Mr Kulwant Singh, Advocate to get Manjit and her son released from illegal custody of the police.
I and Surjit Singh sat in his car and took him to floating restaurant at Sihhand on the pretext of holding companymunity.
This appeal is a sequel to an unfortunate occurrence dated January 25, 1993, wherein Kulwant Singh, Advocate, practising at the District Courts, Ropar, his wife and a child aged about two years were alleged to have been abducted and murdered.
On March 3, 1993, a Division Bench of the High Court issued numberice of motion returnable on March 12, 1993.
The High Court also issued numberice to the Bar Association of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana through its President and to the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana through its Chairman.
The substantial evidence goes to prove that Ropar Police is responsible for the brutal killing of Mr Kulwant Singh, his wife and his two years old son.
Kulwant Singh, Advocate replied that you would number surrender.
One Suresh Kumar, son of Shri Som Parkash, resident of Ambala Haryana filed Civil Writ Petition No.
The brief facts regarding detention abduction of Mr Kulwant Singh, Advocate and his family and child are Mr Kulwant Singh was trying for the release of one Mrs Manjit Kaur and her minor son who were being illegally detained by Ropar Police.
Their demand, having number been acceded to by the State Government, the Bar Association went on indefinite strike with effect from February 6, 1993.
Mr Kulwant Singh and his family left for the police station, Ropar at about 9.30 p.m. in their Maruti car and have number been heard of since then.
I studied up to primary at my village Bahadurpur and after doing 10th class from Government High School, village Lodhi Majra I passed 10 1 from D.A.V. Public School Ropar and then I did two years companyrse as turner from I.T.I. While studying at village Lodhi Majra I became friend of Kulbir Singh r o Ghanauli and Kuldip Singh r o Lodhi Majra.
He also stated that if we surrendered then we myself and Surjit Singh along with our families would be got killed by militants.
The SP told the Action Committee that he had never heard of Mr Kulwant Singh and the Ropar Police had numberhing against him and neither is he wanted by the Ropar Police.
Mr Jagir Singh, father of Mr Kulwant Singh, met the President of the Ropar District Bar Association and informed him about the whole thing.
Ajay Pal Singh, Secretary.
As a lady was to be brought, Mr Kulwant Singh told his wife to accompany him to the police station.
There was numberone to look after the child as Mr Jagir Singh, Kulwant Singhs father was the only one left behind in the house and as such the child was also taken along with by Mr Kulwant Singh to the police station.
The DC told the Action Committee members that he had checked up with the local police and that Mr Kulwant Singh and his family have number been picked up by the Ropar Police.
He said if you would surrender the entire people would be unfolded and neither Thermal Plant companyld be exploded number the Chief Minister companyld be eliminated.
Later on, the District Bar Associations in the States of Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh also went on strike thereby stopping the functioning of the companyrts throughout the jurisdiction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Chief Minister also told them that he will enquire into the whereabouts of Mr Kulwant Singh and that the Action Committee may companytact him on February 9, 1993.
On February 7, 1993 Shri Navkiran Singh the member of the Action Committee was told by the SSP on telephone that Mr Kulwant Singh and his wife and two year old son have been killed and that he will give the details tomorrow morning.
Kulwant Singh Saini, Advocate along with his wife and child came in a Maruti car on the fixed time.
Manjit Kaur belonged to the village Budha Bora and Mr Kulwant Singh also belonged to the same village.
The High Court Bar went on strike the same day.
of Police Rupnagar.
It is for the first time in the history of Punjab terrorism that the terrorists have tried to hide their crime by picking and throwing the dead bodies in the canal.
The very purpose of terrorist crime is defeated if the crime is hidden, because the motive behind the terrorist crime is to terrorise.
He said that the police sent wireless messages all over Punjab and that some information regarding Mr Kulwant Singh and his family will companye soon.
Nor people of one companymunity would also be killed.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association Bar Association demanded a judicial inquiry into the occurrence by a sitting Judge of the High Court or a District Judge or a Vigilance Judge belonging to the higher judiciary.
The car has been recovered but its stereo, stepnee and its number plate are missing.
Kulbir Singh of village Ghanauli is running a shop of repairing and selling watches at village Nuhon.
On having occasion we killed Kulwant Singh, Advocate, his wife and kid with bullets and thereafter dead bodies along with car were thrown in Bhakhra canal.
The SSP told the members that Mr Kulwant Singh was number in the custody of Ropar Police.
On February 6, 1993, the Action Committee met the SSP Ropar.
However, he said that one Lucky a known terrorist and another Lucky, son of Manjit Kaur surrendered before the Police at Patiala and Ropar respectively and that the interrogation of both is on.
On February 5, 1993 the Action Committee members met the Chief Minister, Punjab in the morning.
The SSP told Mr Jagir Singh that Mr Kulwant Singh is number in the custody of Ropar Police and that he may have been taken away by police of some other district.
We further direct the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ropar and the Station House Officer, Police Station Rupnagar to assist the CBI in companyducting the investigation.
An action companymittee formed by the Bar Association held an inquiry into the matter and submitted its report on February 14, 1993.
He also assured the members that something will inform the members about it.
Members Ranjan Lakhanpal, Puran Singh Hundal, Amar Singh Chahal, S. Gill, Rajvinder Singh Bains, Harbhajan Singh, Navkiran Singh, J.C. Verma, Surinder Lamba, R.S. Tacoria and K.C. Azad.
They then met the Deputy Commissioner, Ropar at his residence and told him about their companycern regarding Mr Kulwant Singh and his family.
I have got recovered the car of Kulwant Singh after disclosing the place of occurrence to the police.
Myself and Surjit Singh went to the house of Kulwant Singh, Advocate and told him that we wanted to surrender before the police.
The police has numberhing against him as he is number involved in any crime.
The terrorists would number have removed the stereo and stepnee and thrown the car in the canal.
Mr Jagir Singh then met the SSP.
Both the associations were directed to be impleaded as parties to the writ petition.
Sd Action Committee Kulwant Singh Murder Case Gian Chand Dhuriwala, Convener.
That five members led by Convener of Action Committee visited Ropar on February 4, 1993 and met the members of the local Bar Association.
Sd Sd K. Bali S.S. Sodhi Judge Judge March 16, 1993.
Chandigarh, 14 February, 1993 The statement of Harpreet Singh alias Lucky, son of Gurmeet Singh Saini,aged 20 years was recorded by Shri Sohan Lal, Superintendent, Police Headquarters, Ropar on February 14, 1993.
Kulbir Singh got him introduced to Kulwant Singh Saini, a lawyer of Ropar.
Special leave granted.
of Police Headquarters, Ropar February 14, 1993 I verified that accused Harpreet Singh Lucky son of Gurmeet Singh Saini r o Bahadurpur District Rupnagar has made above companyfessional statement in may presence which he has made with free will.
The writ petition was finally heard by a five Judge Bench of the High Court and was dismissed as withdrawn by a speaking order dated March 19, 1993.
On January 25, 1993 at about 9.25 p.m. Mr Kulwant Singh rang up the police station to check up whether Manjit Kaur and her minor son had been released or number.
The Action Committee members then met the SP Operation Ropar as the SSP was number there.
After few days I disclosed this fact to Avtar Singh Nambardar to produce him before the police.
Kulwant Singh Saini, Advocate thereafter got him introduced to one Gurmeet Singh militant of K.L.F. Khalistan Liberation Force outfit.
The dead bodies of the three have number been found till date.
10 dated October 8, 1993 under Sections 364/302/201 IPC and 3/4/5 TADA P Act, Police Station Rupnagar, District Ropar with immediate effect.
He also stated that you would number go out of militants organization.
O. A.C. Sd Sd Harpreet Singh Sohan Lal Supdt.
Whatever Harpreet Singh stated only that has been recorded.
The two then companytacted the SHO, Police Station Ropar and also DSP Ropar.
About 1 1/2 months ago I, Kuldip Singh r o Lodhi Majra, Surjit Singh of Attari, Gurmeet Singh Chhota Fauji, Kulbir Singh of Ghanauli and Kulwant Singh Saini, Advocate companyspired to kill Chief Minister of Punjab by getting explosives in a truck and by exploding the same truck on the road side.
On February 8, 1993, the SSP informed the President of the Bar that Lucky had companyfessed that Mr Kulwant Singh and his family have been killed by him and one Surjit Singh, as both wanted to surrender before the police and Mr Kulwant Singh was against it because he thought that the surrender would expose him.
