Dipke, Saurav Das in the Dock: The Paper Trail They Must Explain
Amit Tiwari has taken an interest in two men: Abhijeet Dipke and Saurav Das. One concerns himself with Dipke's education and scholarship. The other has led him to a rented house in Greater Kailash and the rather less glamorous world of rent agreements, landlords and taxes. There is nothing particularly heroic about checking a rent agreement. Nor is there anything romantic about examining a university register. But in the present climate of Indian politics, where accusation travels faster than evidence, a man who actually looks at documents begins to seem almost eccentric. Tiwari's method is refreshingly simple. He digs out a paper, follows a transaction and asks a question. Then he files a complaint and waits for somebody in authority to answer it. His quarry, besides Dipke and Das, has included Gurpreet Singh, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Sikh for Justice (SFJ) and the organisation referred to as CJP. The Dipke affair ought to be easy enough to settle. Did Abhijeet Dipke study at ...


