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This press release is from the www.Tapoban.org website about Bhai Balbir Singh Jee.
I first heard about this singh's detention at the New Delhi airport over 5 years ago. In 2002 I was at the Bibeaksar Raensbyee at Amritsar Sahib and I immediately recognized him and said fateh. He asked me if I was from Canada. I told him that I was from Surrey. We talked for about 10 minutes. Then his brother was there too, he had gone from England to Punjab. I got to know him too. I saw him in India two more times. He is one of the most gentle and friendly people that you will ever meet. He has done enormous sewa in India since his release a couple of years ago. He was severely tortured while he was in prison. It makes me feel a lot better knowing that he will finally be back home in the UK. So here is the official press release:
BRING HOME BALBIR SINGH BAINS
Return this INNOCENT man home to his family
www.bsbcampaign.org
FREEDOM AT LAST FOR BALBIR SINGH!
MK GILL SOLICITORS IN GRAVESEND KENT SECURE THE JOURNEY HOME BACK TO THE UK AFTER 5 YEARS IN EXILE FOR A DEVOTED FATHER OF 5 CHILDREN!!!!
Balbir Singh Bains, who was falsely arrested in Delhi, India in June 1999, will finally place his feet on British soil after a long-running campaign and legal battle.
His story is one of victimisation, false imprisonment, frustrating delays and most of all; it is a story of determination in the face of draconian and heartless treatment at the hands of both the Indian authorities and the British Home Office.
It all began when Balbir arrived at Delhi International airport only to be confronted by Indian police officers who arrested him as he left the main lobby without any explanation whatsoever. This began a chain of events which culminated with Balbir being imprisoned in the notorious Tihar jail as he awaited trial. The court case took place 3 years later! The Judge then proceeded to expose the complete fabrications inherent within the CBI's case against him.
The Judge's actual words in his summation were that the case was "A balloon of falsehoods". His treatment was declared a miscarriage of justice. It was later revealed that the explosives allegedly 'found' on Balbir were in fact from the Indian Secret Service's own supply. They had in fact been planted on him!
Having been completely vindicated, Balbir was finally a free man, only to be told that the UK Home Office was handling his Visa application. Imprisoned in the country that held him captive, he was now told that he would not be immediately reunited with his family.
After his acquittal in May 2002, and having been totally exonerated, Balbir naturally expected to be immediately reunited with his long-suffering family here in the UK, where he has been a model citizen for over 25 years. However, to his absolute shock and horror he discovered that he was yet to face another two years of heart-wrenching separation from his wife and five children. Amazingly, the UK Home Office considered him a threat to national security despite the glaring fact that the Indian authorities had openly declared him a completely innocent individual.
Mrs Manjit Kaur Gill (From Gravesend-based MK Gill Solicitors), who represent Balbir Singh Bains, appealed to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission ( SIAC) on the 18th August 2003 against the decision to exclude Mr Bains from the UK for reasons of National Security. Mr. Bains Solicitors presented such a strong case to SIAC in that substantive evidence in response to the Secretary of States evidence was filed in June 2004 as a result of which the Home Office had no other option but to completely withdraw the case against him and immediately issue him a returning resident visa to stay here at home in the UK.
Finally his five-year ordeal is over, and he will now be reunited with his family back in Southall, UK. The 'Bring Home Balbir Singh Bains Campaign Group', which is acting upon his behalf, will organise a press conference in the imminent future, details of which will be made available in the coming weeks. There will be serious questions asked of those who have contributed to this tragic travesty of justice.
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