Lahore, Apr. 10 (ANI): A petition seeking to reopen the case of Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, who was hanged in 1930, has been filed in the Lahore High Court.
Petitioner Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi stated that Singh was a freedom fighter who had fought for the independence of the subcontinent. He said Singh was first given life imprisonment and later was given a death sentence. He alleged that Singh was sentenced in a fake case, reports The Express Tribune.
The petitioner said that the then-governor had constituted a tribunal through an ordinance, which was valid for four months. He said the tribunal started its proceedings six days prior to the lapse of its terms.
Qureshi said the tribunal neither recorded the testimony of 450 witnesses nor listened to Singh's side. He said later Singh and his two companions, Sukhdev and Rajguru, were hanged. He said an appeal filed against the punishment in London was dismissed.
Qureshi requested the court to reopen the case and declare Singh innocent. (ANI)
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