No reports of a dispute between the workers and owners of Janta Rice Mills in Gaj Singh Pur, Rajasthan, or whether any workers were beaten and detained by police and/or Congress Party supporters could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

IRB Databases

LEXIS/NEXIS

Internet sites, including:

Amnesty International

BBC

The Hindu

Human Rights Watch

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

National Human Rights Commission, India

Rediff.com

World News Connection

Search engines, including:

Google

Yahoo! India News