Forced To Sign Blank Papers: Kazmi

Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in bombing of the Israeli diplomat’s car, has told a Delhi court that in police custody, he was forced to sign some papers without reading them. In a handwritten application, sent from Tihar Jail, Kazmi told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav, “I was forced to sign papers which were not given (to me) for reading. I was also made to sign on blank papers.” Kazmi said when he refused to sign the papers, he was told by Special Cell sleuths that his family will bear the consequences if he does not obey. “I would also like to state that the applicant was never consulted before any statement. In some instances, I was forced to speak as if I was comfortable and willing to give statement. I apprehend that a video might have been made to mislead the proceedings in the court,” he said.