Immolation: Panel summons SSP
http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Tribune/400x60/0 Batala, October 5 Taking note of a news item published in The Tribune regarding immolation by a Dalit boy after allegedly being harassed by certain influential persons of his village and the police, chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Buta Singh has summoned the SSP, Batala, and the Inspector-General of the border range. The commission has sought from the officials clarification on the alleged harassment of the boy and asked them to appear before the commission on October 11. It has been alleged that Sandeep Singh of Matholla village in the Sri Hargobindpur area, was driven to self-immolation by certain influential persons of the village and the police who believed he had stolen the mobile phone of his teacher. Batala SSP R.N. Dhoke said he had not received the summons yet. — TNS -- Subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a BLANK email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/