Afzal Guru: Injustice of ‘Indian Justice System’

Afzal Guru, the prime accused for Indian Parliament Attack (2001) was secretly hanged in mottled Tihar Jail; he has been buried near this notorious jail. Afzal Guru was proved culprit after putting high efforts by Indian government and Media. Circumstances were twisted in such a way that despite of weak prosecution, judges followed the society will. Evidences were never heeded and he was hanged without pronouncing a death sentence, just to satisfy collective mass.

On this injustice of Indian justice system, where on one side people like Amitabh Bachan are celebrating the hanging, on other side by making this incident foundation, a new wave of violence has been started in Jummu Kashmir. However, Arundhati Roy from India spread high words for this injustice. Ms. Roy in ‘The Hindu’, under an ironic heading ‘A perfect day for Democracy’ writes: “Contrary to the lies that have been put about by some senior journalists who would have known better, Afzal Guru was not one of “the terrorists who stormed Parliament House on December 13th 2001” nor was he among those who “opened fire on security personnel, apparently killing three of the six who died.” (That was the BJP Rajya Sabha MP, Chandan Mitra, in The Pioneer, October 7th 2006). Even the police charge sheet does not accuse him of that. The Supreme Court judgment says the evidence is circumstantial: “As is the case with most conspiracies, there is and could be no direct evidence amounting to criminal conspiracy.” But then it goes on to say: “The incident, which resulted in heavy casualties had shaken the entire nation, and the collective conscience of society will only be satisfied if capital punishment is awarded to the offender.” 

Afzal Guru was being forced to accept all allegations for 2001 Parliament attacks, but he didn’t damage prestige of Pakistan for saving his life and preferred death for the offense he never committed. 
No doubt silent killing of Afzal Guru is big question mark on Indian democracy, before another Kashmiri Maqbool Butt was also hanged in this notorious Tihar Jail, Ajmal Kasab is another accused. Now who is next in queue? Is it Ranjoana Singh? How collective conscious can be bigger than justice? Why killings without trials? Where are the most reputed international human right organizations? Where are the advocators of peace? Why a deadly silence on stabbing of justice?