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Student’s rape and death prompts visit

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By Leicester Mercury  |  Posted: January 07, 2013 A delegation from Leicester is to meet leading politicians in New Delhi to convey their dismay at the brutal gang rape and death of a 23-year-old medical student. It will be led by the general secretary of the Leicestershire branch of the Indian Workers Association Sital Singh Gill. A condolence meeting was held on Friday to pay homage to the memory of the victim, who died in hospital on December 29, two weeks after being attacked on a bus in New Delhi. Mr Gill said: “We want to convey our deep concerns […]

Student's rape and death prompts visit

Leicester delegation to meet politicians in New Delhi

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By gemmapeplow  |  Posted: January 05, 2013 A delegation from Leicester is to meet leading politicians in New Delhi to convey their dismay at the brutal gang rape and death of a 23-year-old medical student. It will be led by the general secretary of the Leicestershire branch of the Indian Workers Association, Sital Singh Gill. Mr Gill said he was due to fly out shortly after organising a condolence meeting on Friday to pay homage to the memory of the victim who died in hospital on December 29, two weeks after being attacked on a bus in New Delhi. Mr […]

Group steps up its fight to save Indians from death

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By This is Leicestershire  |  Posted: June 03, 2010 A community group has called a public meeting to appeal for justice after 17 Indian men were sentenced to death. The Leicestershire Indian Workers’ Association began a campaign for a re-trial into the case of the men who are alleged to have been tortured and forced into confessing after a Pakistani man was killed in the United Arab Emirates. Association General secretary Sital Singh Gill, of Northfields, Leicester, is calling on people to support the campaign. The public meeting will take place at the East Park Road Gurdwara, Evington, from 6.30pm […]

‘Retry men sentenced to death’

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‘Retry men sentenced to death’ By This is Leicestershire  |  Posted: May 26, 2010 A community leader has called for a retrial in the case of 17 Indian men facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sital Singh Gill, general secretary of Leicestershire Indian Workers’ Association, has sent a letter to Downing Street and the president of the UAE asking for an appeal. The 17 migrant workers were sentenced to death in March. The men, all from Punjab and aged between 21 and 25, were arrested in January 2009 after a Pakistani man died and three more […]

Leicester family hopes charges will be dropped in Punjab case

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By This is Leicestershire  |  Posted: November 16, 2009 The family of two men imprisoned in the Punjab for more than a month after an incident at a wedding say they are hopeful charges against them will be dropped at a hearing today. Amarjit Sohal and his 19-year-old son, Talvinder, of Evington, Leicester, were arrested and jailed on October 3 after an alleged fight. Reports in India at the time of their arrest stated the men faced charges including attempted murder, theft, fraud and rioting. Aman Sohal, 26, is Amarjit’s daughter and Talvinder’s sister. She said talks with lawyers had […]