Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

“My Life is in Danger,” Pleads American Citizen in India After Release From Jail Without Charges

Baba Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale meets Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

Yogendra Yadav visit Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa; Extends support for the cause of Sikh Political Prisoners

Sikh Political Prisoners’ Issue: Sikh bodies back Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle

Sikh bodies call for Panthic Conference on May 10 at Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s village

Police leaves Bapu Surat Singh’s house, no fresh arrest so far

After two months detention in India, U.S. Citizen released without charges

Sikh bodies pledge to intensify Bapu Surat Singh’s struggle for the release of Sikh political prisoners

Bapu Surat Singh’s son Ravinder Jit Singh Gogi released

Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa released by police

CRPP delegation met President of India on political prisoners issue

Police beating of Sikh US Citizen jailed in India was a pre-planned conspiracy

US citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi is a political prisoner who is being tortured in India, says family in California

Sikh bodies held protest march in support of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle

India: Jailed US Citizen presented before Ludhiana court; Re-sent to jail till April 30

Family of U.S. Citizen Imprisoned in India Appeals to Congressman Jerry McNerney

Sikh Youth Front sees political conspiracy behind attack on Bapu Surat Singh’s US citizen son

Restriction on assembly and movement of 5 or more (Sec. 144) imposed in Ludhiana for 2 month

U.S. Citizen Jailed in India Beaten at Court as Family in California Pleads for His Release

Punjab Police beat up Bapu Surat Singh’s son Gogi in detention cell

Bapu Surat Singh’s struggle: Where is our Conscience?

Bapu Surat Singh’s struggle: Sikh bodies call upon masses to gather at Ludhiana on April 13

US citizen continues to be jailed in India as his fasting father remains Hospitalized & force-fed

PUCL slams Punjab Government and Punjab Police for Human Rights violations regarding the Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle

Sikh bodies slam indifferent & discriminative approach of the Central and state govt’s towards political prisoners

Bibi Sarvarinder Kaur and S. Gurtej Singh IAS clarifies the struggle goals of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s declaration about his hunger strike and struggle for Sikh political prisoners

Struggle to continue until the release of Sikh Detainees, says Bapu Surat Singh’s son

Day 60 of Hunger Strike: Bapu Surat Singh losing weight despite force feeding under Police Custody

Sacramento Sikh Community Prays for Safety of U.S. Citizen Jailed in India

UAD chief Mohkam Singh released from Amritsar Jail; Bapu Surat Singh continues to be force-fed

Sikh activists take out Vangaar March in Barnala in support of cause of Sikh political prisoners

Report of Vangaar March by Sikh activists in Faridkot [Video]

Sikh activists take out Vangaar March in Faridkot in support of cause of Sikh political prisoners

Sikh bodies to hold Vangaar March from Faridkot today; 3 more marches announced

Delhi protest by Sikh organizations postponed to March 9; Police crackdown continues

Family members not allowed to meet Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa; Update from Bibi Sarvinder Kaur

Dal Khalsa on Police crackdown on Sikh activists: State suppressing democratic protest undemocratically

NRI body slams Punjab Police for not allowing daughter to meet Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

Police crackdown on march by Rozana Pehredar, Jaspal Singh Heiran, others taken into custody

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Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

“My Life is in Danger,” Pleads American Citizen in India After Release From Jail Without Charges

May 6, 2015

A week after his April 27 release from a two-month imprisonment in Ludhiana Jail, U.S. citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi is speaking out in a formal statement delivered on Monday to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Badal, pleading that his life is in danger and warning: “I want to let you know that in case something like this happens or I face the above situation again, you all will be fully responsible for such actions.”

Baba Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale meets Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

May 5, 2015

To show solidarity and support to the cause of Sikh political prisoners, Sikh religious preacher Baba Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale visited Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa Tuesday (May 5) morning.

Yogendra Yadav visit Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa; Extends support for the cause of Sikh Political Prisoners

May 4, 2015

Former leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Yogendra Yadav reportedly visited Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa today at village Hassanpur, Ludhiana.

Sikh Political Prisoners’ Issue: Sikh bodies back Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle

May 4, 2015

A number of Sikh organisations, including Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann), United Akali Dal (UAD), Akali Dal Panch Pardhani (ADPP), Dal Khalsa, Damdami Taksal (Ajnala) and Akhand Kirtani Jatha (AKJ) have supported the ongoing fast unto death of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa.

Sikh bodies call for Panthic Conference on May 10 at Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s village

May 3, 2015

Representatives of various Sikh organisations held a meeting a Chandigarh today to discuss the present situation related to hunger strike of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa and the release of Sikh political prisoners.

Police leaves Bapu Surat Singh’s house, no fresh arrest so far

May 1, 2015

In a surprise action, Ludhiana police in large numbers today surrounded the house of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa. As per information police personnel numbered more than one hundred surrounded the house of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa at around 9 pm on May 01.

After two months detention in India, U.S. Citizen released without charges

April 28, 2015

Ludhiana, Punjab: After two months in an Indian jail, charged under a preventive law for visiting his father in the hospital, U.S. citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi was released from indefinite detention in India on Monday (April 27), just two weeks after formal appeals from seven United States congressional representatives. Ravinderjit Singh Gogi was arrested on February […]

Sikh bodies pledge to intensify Bapu Surat Singh’s struggle for the release of Sikh political prisoners

April 28, 2015

Various Sikh organizations recently held a meeting at Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s house in village Hassanpur to chalk out their strategy to build public movement in support of Bapu Surat Singh’s struggle for the release of Sikh political prisoners.

Bapu Surat Singh’s son Ravinder Jit Singh Gogi released

April 28, 2015

Ravinder Jit Singh Gogi, a US citizen, who was put under (so-called) preventive detention by the Punjab police since February 26, was yesterday released from Ludhiana jail. He was released after the police dropped all charges against him.

Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa released by police

April 24, 2015

In an exclusive update shared through social networking website Facebook, Bibi Mandeep Kaur Dhillon, the daughter of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa (on hunger strike since January 16) and sister of Ravinderjit Singh Gogi (a U.S. citizen indefinitely detained in India, without arraignment, since February 26), writes

CRPP delegation met President of India on political prisoners issue

April 24, 2015

Representatives of Committee for the release of political prisoners (CRPP) comprising various Sikh bodies yesterday (on April 23) met President of India and sought the release of the prisoners who have completed their maximum term in prison.

Police beating of Sikh US Citizen jailed in India was a pre-planned conspiracy

April 23, 2015

Bibi Sarvinder Kaur is daughter of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, an elderly Sikh activists who is on continuing hunger strike since 16 January 2015 and who is currently hospitalised at Civil Hospital Ludhiana where he is being force-fed by the doctors under directions from the police and administration.

US citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi is a political prisoner who is being tortured in India, says family in California

April 21, 2015

U.S. citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi remains indefinitely detained in India after spending two months behinds bars without seeing a judge, but just two days after seven U.S. Congressional representatives wrote to the State Department on his behalf, officials from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi finally visited the American citizen imprisoned in Ludhiana, a major city in India’s Punjab state.

Sikh bodies held protest march in support of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle

April 20, 2015

Sikh Bodies of Zira area reportedly organized a protest march on April 15 in support of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle.

India: Jailed US Citizen presented before Ludhiana court; Re-sent to jail till April 30

April 17, 2015

A US Sikh citizen who is facing accusations of disturbing law and order was today produced before a local court in Ludhiana for the fifth time. Like his earlier appearances, the court deferred next date to April 30 without any debate on charges against him.

Family of U.S. Citizen Imprisoned in India Appeals to Congressman Jerry McNerney

April 16, 2015

Eight family members of Ravinderjit Singh Gogi, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in India for the past two months, met the man’s congressional representative on Wednesday afternoon to plead for U.S. Congress to demand Gogi’s release and return to the United States.

Sikh Youth Front sees political conspiracy behind attack on Bapu Surat Singh’s US citizen son

April 16, 2015

A Sikh youth organisation named the Sikh Youth Front today maintained that police assault and manhandling of Ravinder Jeet Singh Gogi was planned at political level.

Restriction on assembly and movement of 5 or more (Sec. 144) imposed in Ludhiana for 2 month

April 14, 2015

To suppress the peaceful struggle of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, Punjab Government has reportedly imposed restrictions on assembly of five or more people in Ludhiana. It is notable that Bapu Surat Singh had started indefinite hunger strike on in mid-January seeking release of Sikh political prisoners who have completed their minimum mandatory jail terms.

U.S. Citizen Jailed in India Beaten at Court as Family in California Pleads for His Release

April 14, 2015

STOCKTON, CA, USA: Ravinderjit Singh Gogi, a U.S. citizen from Central California, has been jailed in Punjab, India since February 26, but despite repeated appeals from his family, local community leaders, and a human rights group, the U.S. government has so far failed to even acknowledge his detention. Harsimran Singh Hundal, a community leader from Turlock […]

Punjab Police beat up Bapu Surat Singh’s son Gogi in detention cell

April 13, 2015

ASI Richard Maseeh of Punjab Police today brutally beat up Bapu Surat Singh’s son Ravinderjit Singh Gogi in a police detention cell located at Ludhiana Court complex. Ravidnerjit Singh Gogi was produced in court today for the fourth time in relation to a case registered against him under sections 107/151 of Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr. P. C.). The incident took place during the lunch break in the Court.

Bapu Surat Singh’s struggle: Where is our Conscience?

April 8, 2015

When food pipes are stitched into an 83-year-old grandfather’s forehead, and pus collects around indicating deep infection, while visitors are intimated and his son is incarcerated, but public outrage remains muted, what does this say about us as a society?

Bapu Surat Singh’s struggle: Sikh bodies call upon masses to gather at Ludhiana on April 13

April 7, 2015

Coming down heavily against Punjab government for adopting oppressive tactics against Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s hunger strike, various Sikh organisations called upon the Sikh masses to reach Ludhiana on April 13.

US citizen continues to be jailed in India as his fasting father remains Hospitalized & force-fed

April 2, 2015

An old aged man of 82 years named Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa is grappling with the government for 76 days for the release of Sikh Detainees who have already served their life sentences.

PUCL slams Punjab Government and Punjab Police for Human Rights violations regarding the Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle

April 2, 2015

PUCL Punjab-Haryana has expressed deep concern over the health and well being of Sh. Surat Singh Khalsa who has been on a fast unto death for the last 68 days, and the indifferent and insensitive response of the Punjab government.

Sikh bodies slam indifferent & discriminative approach of the Central and state govt’s towards political prisoners

March 28, 2015

Representatives of Sikh bodies today staged a protest march against indifferent and discriminative approach of the Centre as well as state governments towards the political prisoners who have completed their maximum term in prison.

Bibi Sarvarinder Kaur and S. Gurtej Singh IAS clarifies the struggle goals of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

March 27, 2015

Hunger Strike of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa for the release of Sikh political prisoners languishing across the different jails of India has completed 72 days. This struggle was commenced by Bapu Surat Singh to ensure the release of those prisoners who have served their life sentences.

Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s declaration about his hunger strike and struggle for Sikh political prisoners

March 25, 2015

In a written statement/ declaration, Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, has offered clarifications about his hunger strike and struggle to secure release of Sikh political prisoners who have served minimum mandatory terms of their sentences. It is notable that Bapu Surat Singh is on hunger strike for last 69 days and is kept under police custody at Civil Hospital (Ludhaina) where he is being force-fed by doctors.

Struggle to continue until the release of Sikh Detainees, says Bapu Surat Singh’s son

March 21, 2015

Ravinderjit Singh Gogi, son of fasting Sikh activist Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa reprotedly stated that the struggle for the permanent release of Sikh political prisoners would continue until their release. He was presented in the Court by the Police with his hands cuffed in chains on March 19.

Day 60 of Hunger Strike: Bapu Surat Singh losing weight despite force feeding under Police Custody

March 16, 2015

Physique of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa who is on hunger strike against the continued detention of Political Sikh Prisoners, is facing a dramatic deflation in his health. It is notable that Punjab Police is force feeding Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa by excusing their worries about his life. But the declining physique of Bapu Surat Singh is depicting something else.

Sacramento Sikh Community Prays for Safety of U.S. Citizen Jailed in India

March 14, 2015

Speaking with reporters after Thursday’s prayer meeting, Bhajan Singh said: “Sikhs have been here since 1880s. They have established themselves as farmers and working in every aspect of the American fabric. And the hub of the community is Yuba City, and Sacramento, and Stockton. So naturally this has brought a great concern among the community as one of its own is being arrested and possibly tortured in India as we speak.”

UAD chief Mohkam Singh released from Amritsar Jail; Bapu Surat Singh continues to be force-fed

March 10, 2015

While talking to Sikh Siyasat News (SSN), Bhai Mohkam Singh criticized Punjab government for its alleged failure to release Sikh political prisoners languishing in Indian jails despite having completed minimum mandatory terms of their sentences. He slammed Badal government for imprisoning Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa's son Ravinder Pal Singh Gogi.

Sikh activists take out Vangaar March in Barnala in support of cause of Sikh political prisoners

March 8, 2015

Hundreds of bSikh activists took out a protest march titled “Vangaar March” in Barnala city yesterday. The march was organized by local Sikh sangat and a Punjabi vernacular – Rozana Pehredar.

Report of Vangaar March by Sikh activists in Faridkot [Video]

March 4, 2015

Hundreds of Sikh activists took out a protest march titled “Vangaar March” in Faridkot city yesterday. The march was organized by local Sikh sangar and a Punjabi vernacular – Rozana Pehredar. The march that started from Gurdwara Khalsa Diwan, passed through various parts of Faridkot city. The march ended at mini secretariat.

Sikh activists take out Vangaar March in Faridkot in support of cause of Sikh political prisoners

March 4, 2015

Hundreds of Sikh activists took out a protest march titled "Vangaar March" in Faridkot city yesterday. The march was organized by local Sikh sangar and a Punjabi vernacular - Rozana Pehredar. The march that started from Gurdwara Khalsa Diwan, passed through various parts of Faridkot city. The march ended at mini secretariat.

Sikh bodies to hold Vangaar March from Faridkot today; 3 more marches announced

March 3, 2015

Sikh organization and a Punjabi vernacular 'Rozana Pehredar' has announced to hold four 'Vangaar Marches' to raise mass support in favour of Bapu Surat Singh, who is on fast-unto death from January 16. He is demanding release of Sikh political prisoners who have already completed minimum mandatory terms of their sentences.

Delhi protest by Sikh organizations postponed to March 9; Police crackdown continues

March 2, 2015

Punjab police has come down heavily against the Sikh activists supporting hunger strike of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa. The police has reportedly arrested a number of Sikh activists while others have gone underground to avoid arrests. Meanwhile Sikh organizations have postponed March 3 protest at Jantar Mantar to March 9.

Family members not allowed to meet Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa; Update from Bibi Sarvinder Kaur

March 1, 2015

Bibi Sarvinder Kaur, daughter of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, today said that no one from the family is being allowed to meet him. "The police has put our father under arrest and he is being kept at Civil Hospital in Ludhiana. The police is not allowing any one to meet him", said Bibi Sarvinder Kaur.

Dal Khalsa on Police crackdown on Sikh activists: State suppressing democratic protest undemocratically

March 1, 2015

Dal Khalsa today came down heavily on Punjab government for crackdown on members of Committee for the release of political prisoners for lending support to the cause of Bapu Surat Singh, who is on fast unto death since Jan 16 seeking the release of prisoners who have completed their prison term.

NRI body slams Punjab Police for not allowing daughter to meet Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

March 1, 2015

"This is not only a violation of human rights but is also a murder of tall claims of our government for the largest democracy in the world", an NRI body said in a press release while referring to police crackdown against Sikh activist Surat Singh Khasla's peaceful struggle to secure release of Sikh political prisoners.

Police crackdown on march by Rozana Pehredar, Jaspal Singh Heiran, others taken into custody

February 28, 2015

Punjab police has launched a crackdown against Sikh activists in wake of continuous hunger strike by Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa. As a part of crackdown the police today arrested hundreds of Sikh activists along with Jaspal Singh Heiran, editor of Rozana Pehredar. Rozana Pehredar had announced to conduct a march from Jagraon to Ludhaina to show support for Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa and the cause of Sikh Political prisoners.

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