Single member panel to probe ‘communal violence’ case in Rewari

The Haryana government has appointed Justice (Retd) T P Garg to probe the incident of “communal violence”,which took place in Haud Chillar village in Rewari district nearly 27 years ago. As many as 23 members of the Sikh community were “brutally killed” in the incident. During the resumed hearing of a PIL filed by NGO Sikhs for Justice and All India Sikh Students Federation,the government apprised the high court that the one-man commission will submit its report in six months. Petitioner counsel

Advocate Navkiran Singh had sought a probe by a retired high court judge. The petitioners,through counsel Navkiran Singh,had averred that the victims’ belongings were burnt and a gurdwara was reduced to ashes. However,on January 16,2006,the state had announced compensation only for the deceased.