A court in Patiala on Wednesday charged bhangra-pop singer Daler Mehndi and his brother with human trafficking .
Daler and his brother Shamsher have been charged with forgery, conspiracy and cheating. The singer was present when the charges were framed.
The framing of charges came despite the police seeking his discharge in the case saying that no evidence had been found against the singer who shot into fame with his number "Bolo tara ra ra" in the mid 1990s.
The police had earlier also tried to seek his discharge but the court did not allow this on a petition by the complainants.
The singer was arrested by the Punjab police in October 2003 after Shamsher and two others were named in an immigration fraud case - called "kabootarbaazi" in Punjab.
Complainants Bakshish Singh and others had told police that they had been duped by the Mehndi brothers and others who had promised to help take them abroad.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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The gay rights movement in India may be given a boost if the National AIDS Control Organization continues to successfully lobby the government.
The group, the principal governing body for HIV/AIDS, established under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, has called for homosexuality to be legalized.
The National AIDS Control Organization filed an affidavit in Delhi High Court supporting the call to scrap Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, which declares homosexuality an offense. The law prohibits "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal."
Despite having an ancient history, homosexuality is still considered a taboo subject by both society and the government. India's anti-gay laws are courtesy of British imperialism, harking back to 1860.
In evidence before the Delhi high court, NACO said that more than 8 percent of gay men in India were infected with HIV, compared to fewer than 1 percent of the general population. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the Delhi high court.
Figures released by the United Nations in May estimated that about 5.7 million Indians lived with AIDS
None of the major Indian political parties has endorsed gay rights in its campaign. The minor political parties choose to either ignore the issue or view homosexuality as a Western decadence.
The group, the principal governing body for HIV/AIDS, established under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, has called for homosexuality to be legalized.
The National AIDS Control Organization filed an affidavit in Delhi High Court supporting the call to scrap Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, which declares homosexuality an offense. The law prohibits "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal."
Despite having an ancient history, homosexuality is still considered a taboo subject by both society and the government. India's anti-gay laws are courtesy of British imperialism, harking back to 1860.
In evidence before the Delhi high court, NACO said that more than 8 percent of gay men in India were infected with HIV, compared to fewer than 1 percent of the general population. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the Delhi high court.
Figures released by the United Nations in May estimated that about 5.7 million Indians lived with AIDS
None of the major Indian political parties has endorsed gay rights in its campaign. The minor political parties choose to either ignore the issue or view homosexuality as a Western decadence.
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