London: The trial of two Sikh men and a woman accused of attacking 1984 Operation Blue Star hero Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar in London has been adjourned till May 20 as the judge was busy with another case. Mandeep Singh Sandhu, 34, Dilbagh Singh, 36, and Harjit Kaur, 38, will remain in custody until the next court appearance.
They have pleaded not guilty to the charge of "unlawful wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm" in relation to the attack which took place last September. Their plea and case management hearing at Southwark Crown Court here today was adjourned as the judge was busy with another trial.
The three accused are now expected to appear for a hearing on May 20. Meanwhile, the defence lawyers for Kaur and Sandhu have sought a hearing on their application to be granted bail on April 23 or 24. Singh is believed to not be seeking bail.
A fourth accused in the case, 33-year-old Barjinder Singh Sangha, had pleaded guilty to the same charge and will stand trial, tentatively scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court on July 15. All four co-accused remain in judicial custody and are likely to stand trial collectively for their part in the stabbing of the decorated Indian Army officer who led the 1984 Operation Blue Star....
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08:18 PM, Apr 12, 2013
London: A 29-year-old man was arrested here on Wednesday in connection with the attack on Lt Gen KS Brar, the Operation Blue Star hero, taking to three the total number of persons in custody in the case. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said "a further arrest has been made in connection with the investigation into the attack on Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar in London on September 30. "On...
08:22 PM, Oct 10, 2012
London: One more person was on Monday arrested in Lt General KS Brar attack case in London. A 27-year-old youth was arrested in connection with the case and remanded to police custody. With this arrest, the total number of people in police custody in the case has gone up to three. This comes even as two other people, who have been charged with the attack have been denied bail and...
09:47 PM, Oct 08, 2012
London: The charge in the attack on Lt General (Retired) Kuldip Singh Brar has been downgraded from 'attempt to murder' to 'intent to cause grievous bodily harm'. The charge has been downgraded since the injuries were not life threatening. Two men have been charged in the case. One of them also charged with common assault on Lt Gen Brar's wife. Lt gen Brar, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' in...
02:07 PM, Oct 08, 2012
London: Eleven more people were arrested in London on Friday in connection with the stabbing of retired Lieutenant General KS Brar, taking the total number in police custody to 15. Brar is known for leading leading 'Operation Blue Star' 28 years ago to flush out pro-Khalistani militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. On Thursday, four persons, including a woman, were arrested by the Metropolitan Police in connection with...
07:30 PM, Oct 05, 2012
London: Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested in London in connection with the stabbing of retired Lieutenant General KS Brar, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' 28 years ago to flush out pro-Khalistani militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. The four persons, including a woman, were arrested on Thursday by the Metropolitan Police in connection with the conspiracy to murder Brar, a spokesman of Scotland Yard...
03:54 AM, Oct 05, 2012
New Delhi: Operation Blue Star hero Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar returned to India on Wednesday but questions are now arising on whether the government did not provide enough security to him on his trip to London. The Home Ministry now has said it wasn't informed about his travel plans after allegations that his security was downgraded. Lt General Brar gets Z-category security at home, as he led Operation Blue...
03:13 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Retired Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar who commanded Operation Blue Star is expected to return home two days after he was attacked with a knife by unknown assailants in London. The Home Ministry is expecting reports from the External Affairs Ministry and RAW on the investigation. The Home Ministry has refused to comment on who could be behind the attack before the reports are prepared. The MHA has...
08:48 AM, Oct 03, 2012
