New Delhi: The case which can be seen as a blot on Judicial system of India, Amar Kaur a victim of state terrorism who had been waging a legal battle to get justice for her son, son-in-law and driver — not seen again after allegedly being kidnapped by former Punjab Director General of Police Sumedh Saini almost 24 years ago —died here on Tuesday.
Sumedh Saini [File Photo]
She was 100 years of age and is said to be bed ridden for a decade after suffering a brain stroke.
As reported by the media sources, Amar Kaur had deposed against Sumedh Saini in a Delhi court while being in a wheelchair supported by an ambulance almost a decade ago. She had reportedly sent a telegram from her bed in Moolchand Hospital to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on July 8, 2011, requesting him to fast track the trial and hold day-to-day hearings so that she could get justice in her lifetime and her soul could rest in peace.
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“I have lost everything today. My mother could not get justice in her lifetime. The judicial system should not drag on a case for such a long time that people die waiting for justice. No person, howsoever powerful, should be allowed to misuse the system to unnecessarily delay a trial,” her bereaved son Ashish Kumar said while interacting with the media.
It was on March 15, 1994 that her businessman son Vinod Kumar, son-in-law Ashok Kumar and driver Mukhtiyar Singh never returned home after being allegedly abducted by the police in Ludhiana and Chandigarh. A criminal case was registered against Sumedh Saini and others by CBI on the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1994.
The case was transferred to Delhi by the SCI in 2004 after Amar Kaur expressed apprehension that Sumedh Saini might use his might to influence witnesses.
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