'May God Give Justice To All', Says Vivek Agnihotri As Terrorist Bitta Karate's Trial Begins

The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri came out in support of Satish Tickoo's family and hoped that they get justice in the case against terrorist Bitta Karate. The Tickoo family moved court and after 31 years, the first hearing of the case against Bitta Karate was held on March 30.

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Advocate Utsav Bains told ANI, "Satish Tickoo murder. Today was 1st hearing, court heard the matter positively, reprimanded J&K govt for what it has done in last 31 years. Why no charge sheet was filed against accused Bitta Karate. This hearing a ray of hope for family. Next hearing on 16 April"

Retweeting ANI's tweet, Vivek Agnihotri wrote, "Dear Satish Tikoo, you shall get justice."

He also reacted to another news report relating to the trial and wrote, "May God give justice to all the persecuted and the dead. Justice is the first condition for Humanity. #RightToJustice"

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Bitta Karate?had admitted to killing over 40?Kashmiri Pandits?in the 1990s. Satish Kumar Tickoo was known to be Bitta Karate's friend, before becoming his first victim. In 1990, Bitta had been put behind bars for his terrorist acts. However, in 2016, he got out on indefinite bail. Currently, Bitta is the chairman of the JKLF.?

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Coming to The Kashmir Files, the film is a hard-hitting watch based on the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits carried out in the 1990s. The film was banned in a few countries including the UAE. Recently, the ban on the film in UAE was lifted and the film is all set to release in the country on April 7, 2022.?

Director Vivek Agnihotri called the move a 'big victory' and announced the UAE release date of the film on Twitter. He wrote,?"BIG VICTORY: FINALLY, got the censor clearance from UAE. Rated 15+ passed without any cuts. Releasing on 7th April (Thursday). Now, Singapore. (Thanks Sanu for this portrait)."?

The filmmaker had earlier revealed in a tweet that they have been granted the permission of building a 'genocide museum'. The final nod came from?Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister?Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

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