Extrajudicial Killing
On February 12, 2005, security forces killed Jaya Lal Dhami. Villagers later reported that soldiers marched Jaya Lal and three others to the scene and executed them. Jaya Lal’s uncle contacted the Bhagatpur army barracks, who told him that Jaya Lal had been “accidentally” killed in a confrontation with alleged terrorists.
Developments
There has been no investigation even after registering the FIR.
On June 18, 2009, the family filed a petition of mandamus at the Appellate Court Mahendranagar.
On August 23, 2009 the court quashed the petition of mandamus stating that the FIR has already been filed and the investigation is ongoing.
On January 19, 2010 a case was filed in the Supreme Court, challenging the decision of the Appellate Court Mahendranagar to quash the mandamus petition on the basis of a response from the police that investigations were ongoing.
A hearing has been scheduled for December 23, 2010.
