Dara Singh, the man responsible for the brutal killing of Graham Staines and his two sons, Phillip- 11, and Timothy- 7, while they were asleep, inside their station wagon in Manoharpur village (Orissa) in January 1999, has been reprieved of his death sentence (May 19th 2005). Although Gladys Staines, the wife of Graham Staines, has publicly forgiven Singh, for the murders, I wonder can any our leaders of VHP, RSS and BJP do so if confronted with the same situation. On May 21, 2005 the body of Pastor K. Daniel from Kummarvadi was found with marks of acid attack. Few days later, the body of Pastor Isaac Raju was discovered wrapped in a jute bag behind bushes on June 2. After interrogating members of various militant Hindu groups in connection with the murder the police arrested Goverdhan, a member of Hindu Vahini (Hindu Army). According to news reports, Goverdhan and his accomplices, Satyanarayana and Ganesh, were emboldened to commit the murders after the Orissa High Court commuted the death sentence of Dara Singh to life imprisonment. Its interesting to know how our Law makers can handle such situations when their own verdict is driving many to do more severe crimes.
Will the minorities ever get justice in this country.
In our country a person of minority community could be hanged merely on grounds of suspicion. Remember poor Kehar singh who was hanged because the judge observed that he was a knownto of Satwant singh !!.
But a person of majority community is spared of capital punishment even though it being a all proofs available case of a murder most foul.
My Dear Friends, U all are behaving as if u were standing thr and seeing Dara Singh burning those Foreigners. Pls don't behave like a MOB have all of u seen all the evidence against DARA Singh. Is it right from your part that just on news of Media and Charged by Police u all are acting as JUDGES.
Whom u all respect or just u all are followed by a FASHION of Calling yrself SECULAR u all are using these words.
Dara Singh deserved to be publicly stoned to death for the heinous crime.The notorious criminal that he is,there is every likelihood of his escaping from jail.The Supreme Court must restore the death sentence.
It is shocking decision. It is a pat on the shoulders of those who profess and practice religious intolrance and violence. My faith in Indian Judiciary is shaken........
A man who said he had no regrets for the innocents children who were burnt alive (allegedly by him) has been rewarded with commuted sentence to begin with. The members of jury sure didn't have conscience.
