Why is India blocking film on a man who counted Punjab insurgency killings?
Summary
India is investigating a film called Satluj, which tells the story of Jaswant Singh Khalra, a human rights activist who exposed illegal killings during a separatist conflict in Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s. The film was initially blocked and censored by Indian authorities and later removed from a streaming platform for security reasons.Key Facts
- Satluj is a movie about Jaswant Singh Khalra, who investigated forced disappearances and killings by police during the Punjab separatist conflict.
- Khalra was arrested in 1995 and is believed to have been killed while in police custody; his body was never found.
- The film was blocked for three years by India’s censor board, which demanded changes and cuts before allowing release.
- Filmmakers refused to make the cuts and released the film online, but it was removed two days later due to security concerns.
- The Punjab insurgency in the 1980s-1990s involved violent clashes between Sikh separatists wanting Khalistan and Indian security forces.
- Human rights groups reported torture, secret killings, enforced disappearances, and unreported cremations during the crackdown on the movement.
- The film stars Diljit Dosanjh as Khalra and has been praised by critics as a powerful drama.
- The conflict included the 1984 Indian military attack on the Golden Temple, a major Sikh holy site, which resulted in many deaths.
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