<p>The former journalist was standing outside the court to express his support during the hearing of the Sikh-riot victims’ case involving key witness Nirptreet Kaur.<br /><br />“I was pushed around and manhandled while I was leaving the court,” Singh told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />He said Atma Singh Lubana, one of the Sikh leaders who was allegedly brought over by Sajjan Kumar, encircled him with his supporters. Lubana, also a former member of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, was earlier sentenced for harassing key anti-Sikh riot witness Darshan Kaur and was also pulled up by “Akal Takht,” the highest seat of Sikh religion, for his anti-Sikh activities, said the former journalist. <br /><br />The incident took place after the court granted bail to the 10 accused, including Sajjan Kumar, in two cases related to their alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. All of them furnished a surety and personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each.<br /><br />“The people who jostled me were supporters of Sajjan Kumar. One of them even threatened me with dire consequences,” Jarnail Singh said in his a complaint lodged with the police. <br /><br /> “They (the assaulters) were trying to intimidate Nirpreet and other witnesses in the case,” he added. Police officers intervened in the scuffle and took him inside the court.</p>
<p>The former journalist was standing outside the court to express his support during the hearing of the Sikh-riot victims’ case involving key witness Nirptreet Kaur.<br /><br />“I was pushed around and manhandled while I was leaving the court,” Singh told Deccan Herald. <br /><br />He said Atma Singh Lubana, one of the Sikh leaders who was allegedly brought over by Sajjan Kumar, encircled him with his supporters. Lubana, also a former member of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, was earlier sentenced for harassing key anti-Sikh riot witness Darshan Kaur and was also pulled up by “Akal Takht,” the highest seat of Sikh religion, for his anti-Sikh activities, said the former journalist. <br /><br />The incident took place after the court granted bail to the 10 accused, including Sajjan Kumar, in two cases related to their alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. All of them furnished a surety and personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each.<br /><br />“The people who jostled me were supporters of Sajjan Kumar. One of them even threatened me with dire consequences,” Jarnail Singh said in his a complaint lodged with the police. <br /><br /> “They (the assaulters) were trying to intimidate Nirpreet and other witnesses in the case,” he added. Police officers intervened in the scuffle and took him inside the court.</p>
