Do British' Police Torture Indians?

Northern Advocate, 26 January 1938, Page 5

Do British' Police Torture Indians?

(Received 10 a.m.)

s LONDON, January 25. 3 a The Labour member of the “ {j House of Commons for Leyton a a West, the Rev. R. Sorenson, in- a 3 • • rj 9 tends to raise in the House the E I question of a secret inquiry being 3 I conducted at Lahore into the ac- 5 B „ £ a quittal by the High Court, of a 8 a night watchman named Kiroo for * j the murder of a policeman, who b « was alleged to have tortured him n p n for six hours in order to extort a a confession. J b R The alleged torture occurred E * under the eyes of childcn in the 3 B E a married quarter of the barracks, s d A pipe-major of the Argyll and J Sutherland Highlanders protested |j * to his superior officers, * 3 f] g Kiroo then seized the weapon * ® with which, he was being beaten * * and killed his tormentor. He was 5 a 1 a sentenced to transportation for g * life, hut later was acquitted by I * the Chief Justice, Sir Douglas * a Young, declaring that Kiroo was si a justified. I “ He added that he was satisfied !j a that torture, which was a dis- a i si g g grace to the Police Force, was a j 5 practised, . \ j