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Woman charged in Operation Blue Star hero attack case

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A woman has been  charged in connection with the attack on the 1984 Operation Blue Star hero K S Brar here last September, taking to four  the number of people accused in the case.         
 

Harjit Kaur, 38,  appeared in custody at Westminster  Magistrates' Court last week charged with wounding with intent  to do grievous bodily harm on Lieutenant-General KS Brar, a  Metropolitan police spokesperson said.        
 

Kaur, from Hayes in west London, is the fourth accused to  be charged in the case along with Barjinder Singh Sangha, 33,  Mandeep Singh Sandhu, 34 and Dilbagh Singh 36.         
 

The three Sikh men had appeared at Southwark Crown Court last month, when Sangha pleaded guilty to the attack on Lt Gen Brar.         
 

He, however, pleaded not guilty on the charge of assault  on his wife Meena Brar.         
 

All four charged in relation to the attack are scheduled  to stand trial from April 2.         


Lt Gen Brar had sustained serious, but not  life-threatening, injuries when suspected Khalistan  sympathisers stabbed him in the neck and cheek in central  London.         
 

The 78-year-old, who was here on a private visit here,  was heading back to his hotel with his wife, who escaped  unharmed and was instrumental in alerting passers-by with her  screams to call the police.         
 

While Sandhu admits he was present at the scene but did  not participate in the attack, Dilbagh Singh has refused to  confirm or deny even his presence on the day.         
 

During the hearing last month, Judge McCreath described  the incident as a "serious attack" and stressed that this lack  of a definitive answer from Singh will be construed as a  decision not to cooperate with the court.         
 

The retired general, who spearheaded the military raid  against Sikh separatists at Golden Temple back in 1984, will  give evidence in the trial via live video link from India.         
 

The prosecution claimed there were a large number of  eyewitnesses in the case and a timetable of witnesses will be  submitted to the court by March 28. The court was also  informed about additional evidence, including small parts of  CCTV footage, telephonic and medical statements.

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