Surjit Singh Chhokar: The Murder that Changed a Country’s Outlook

Words by Tanya Kaushal

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Surjit Singh Chhokar: The Murder that Changed a Country’s Outlook by Tanya Kaushal

Scotland or the land of the brave was brought to its knees by one court case of a gruesome murder of a 32-year-old Punjabi man which revealed the true colors of the Scottish legal system that allowed bigots walk free for two decades.