Eminent Sikh scholar Gurtej Singh has filed a criminal defamation case against historian Dr. Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon and a local broadcaster, alleging they falsely linked him to the 1984 Sikh genocide. The accusations, disseminated in a video, claim Singh was associated with former PM Chandrashekhar, whom the accused blame for the genocide.
CHANDIGARH: Eminent Sikh scholar and retired IAS officer Gurtej Singh has initiated criminal defamation proceedings against noted Sikh historian Dr Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon and the owner of a local broadcaster, accusing them of falsely linking him to the Sikh genocide of 1984 through alleged proximity to former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar.
The allegations, made in a widely circulated video, have prompted a Chandigarh court to summon both the accused to face trial.
"From the averments in the complaint and the evidence produced on record by the complainant, there is sufficient ground to issue process against both the accused persons for commission of offences punishable under Sections 499 and 500 of IPC. Let the accused persons be summoned to their face trial under Sections 499 and 500 of IPC," the court has ordered.
The case, last heard on March 7, is listed for hearing on July 2.
Gurtej Singh, a resident of Chandigarh's Sector 8, is a respected figure in Sikh religious and academic circles. He has appeared as an expert on Sikh issues before the courts in India and at Birmingham in the UK.
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