Mohali, Aug. 5 -- Emotional scenes played out in the CBI court on Monday as family members of the seven victims killed in the 1993 Tarn Taran fake encounters broke down upon hearing the long-awaited verdict. Many of them had been waging a relentless battle for justice over three decades. "We had been waiting for this moment of justice," said Gurmeet Kaur, 60, wife of deceased cop Sukhdev Singh while holding a faded photograph of her slain husband. Three of the seven victims-Shinder Singh, Sukhdev Singh, and Desa Singh-were serving as special police officers (SPOs) with Punjab Police when they were abducted, tortured, and murdered by their own colleagues. "The irony is chilling. They died wearing the same uniform as their killers," said Sarabjit Singh Verka, counsel for the victims. The kin of victim cops demanded justice beyond the verdict. They appealed to the Punjab government for salary arrears and pensions based on their husbands' service records. Many also sought compassionate appointments for family members, stating that their families had suffered both emotionally and financially in the aftermath of the killings. "Our fight isn't over. The state must recognise the pain we've endured, and the future that was snatched from us," said Balbir Kaur, sister of deceased SPO Desa Singh. The families said in the absence of justice all these years, they had not performed final rites of their loved ones. htc...