Chandigarh, November 14, 2019: Orders for release of Manjit Dhaner issued.
Here is the copy of the release order:
Farmer activist Manjit Singh Dhaner (62) of Barnala was awarded life sentence by Barnala district and sessions judge in 2005 in a murder case dating back to 2001. Dhaner is senior vice-president of the farmer organization, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Dakaunda).
On September 3, Supreme Court upheld Dhaner’s life sentence after which Dhaner surrendered before the Barnala court on September 30 as he was out on bail. Farmers’ unions had protested at many places across the state claiming that he was innocent and had no role in the murder.
Various farmers’ unions had met the chief minister seeking repeal of Dhaner’s conviction and life sentence.