A powerful video series chronicling the 40-year journey of victims and their lawyers was launched at the Press Club of India (Delhi) on 2nd November 2024 in the presence of the grandchildren of those who lost their lives in the genocide after the assassination of Prime Minister Late Smt. Indira Gandhi.
The video series narrates the complete journey of Advocate H.S. Phoolka and his team, alongside the victim, in their relentless fight for justice since 1984. The series consists of 29 episodes. 12 launched on November 2nd, and 8 are set to premiere on November 9th in Chandigarh. An additional 20 will be released later.
According to Advocate Phoolka, the events of 1984 marked not only the murder of countless citizens but also the death of justice itself. The entire legal system collapsed; the Statue of Lady Justice, blindfolded, reflected the blindness of judges who failed to see the atrocities occurring around them, in the courts and their neighborhoods. Judicial activism within the Supreme Court seemed to vanish when it came to the Sikh genocide.
It wasn’t until 2017, 33 years later, that the Supreme Court began to take an active interest in punishing the perpetrators of this genocide. Justice Deepak Mishra established a new Special Investigation Team to reopen previously closed cases, signaling a long overdue commitment to seeking justice for the victim.