Reduced to the Ashes

*Reduced to Ashes: The Insurgency and Human Rights in Punjab* is a report published by the Committee for Coordination on Disappearances in Punjab (CCDP), authored by Ram Narayan Kumar, Amrik Singh, Ashok Agrwaal, and Jaskaran Kaur. This report examines human rights abuses carried out by the Punjab Police during its efforts to counter the Punjab insurgency in India, spanning from 1984 to 1994. Author Ram Narayan Kumar argues that the State used the issue of Khalistan as a tool to deflect focus away from critical issues of democracy, constitutional protections, and the rights of citizens.