Anti Sikh Riots Case

BJP wants to take false credit: Punjab min Harpal Cheema on Sajjan Kumar

Cheema also accused the BJP of taking false credit, asserting that it was the Supreme Court that had constituted the committee for the case

Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life in 1984 riots case: Timeline of events

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday awarded life-term imprisonment in connection with the murders of two persons during the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. Here's a timeline of events leading to the case's conclusion. *1991: FIR lodged in the case. *Jul 8, 1994: Delhi court finds no sufficient evidence to initiate prosecution. Kumar not chargesheeted in the case. *Feb 12, 2015: Govt forms special investigation team (SIT). *Nov 21, 2016: SIT tells court case requires further probe. *Apr 6, 2021: Kumar is arrested. *May 5, 2021: Police files chargesheet. *Jul 26: Court takes cognisance of chargesheet. *Oct 1: Court begins hearing arguments on charge. *Dec 16: Court frames charges of murder, rioting, other offences. *Jan 31, 2024: Court begins hearing final arguments. *Nov 8: Court reserves verdict. *Feb 12, 2025: Court convicts Kumar. *Feb 25: Kumar gets life-term imprisonment. According to a report of the Nanavati Commission, constituted to probe the violence and its a

1984 riots: Sikh community demands death penalty for Sajjan Kumar

Some members of the Sikh community on Tuesday demanded death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar ahead of the verdict by a special court in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Special judge Kaveri Baweja is likely to pronounce order on the quantum of punishment for Kumar in relation to the alleged killings of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. Gurlad Singh, who was leading the protest outside the court premises, said, "Four decades have passed now, and it is judiciary's phrase that justice delayed is justice denied. We demand only the death penalty for Sajjan Kumar." Singh said the crime fell under the "rarest of the rare" category as the 1984 riots were a "pre-planned genocide". The Sikh community, he said, was still mourning the loss of their loved ones, and hoped the sentencing bring would bring some sort of closure and justice for the victims and their families. The court on February 12 convicted Kumar for the offence a

Ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case

Sajjan Kumar is currently serving a life sentence for his involvement in another anti-Sikh riots case in Delhi Cantt

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Court to pronounce judgement against Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots case today

On January 31, the court reserved the order after hearing additional submissions by the Public Prosecutor Manish Rawat

Anti-Sikh riots: SC directs Centre to file fresh status report on trials

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to file a fresh status report within two weeks on the status of trials in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati to file an affidavit and permitted the petitioners in the case to file detailed objections. During the hearing, Bhati said recommendations of the special investigation team, set up by the top court, were carried out. A counsel appearing for one of the petitioners submitted there were some glaring instances in the SIT report and said 500 cases were clubbed in one FIR and the investigating officer could not probe them. "There were many instances where 498 cases were clubbed in one FIR and IO had to investigate all of them. Initially when the hearing began, the court felt that it should be confined to Delhi only. But we have done nothing about other states. We have given examples of Kanpur, Bokaro, etc., nothing has happene

Delhi riots 2020: Court orders against 25 accused in head constable death

A court here has ordered framing of several charges, including murder, arson and dacoity, against 25 accused in a 2020 northeast Delhi rioting case pertaining to the assault of a police team that left head constable Ratan Lal dead. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala also said the Constitution does not vest any right to a protester to use violence, assault, murder or damage any property. Therefore, the argument that the accused were exercising their constitutional rights, is totally misconceived, the court said. The court was hearing the case against 27 people accused of being a part of a riotous mob that attacked and "brutally assaulted" a police team at the Chand Bagh protest site when officials tried to stop them from blocking the main Wazirabad road on February 24, 2020. In its 115-page order passed on November 22, the court noted that Lal's postmortem report showed a firearm wound and 21 other external injuries. "This firearm wound as well as five other wounds were .

Anti-Sikh Riots case: Court summons two ex police officials for evidence

The CBI had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in May 2023

Anti-Sikh riots case: Jagdish Tytler moves HC to get stay on trials

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to stay the trial proceedings against him in a case related to the killing of three persons in north Delhi's Pul Bangash area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Tytler's counsel submitted that the case is listed for recording of evidence of prosecution witness before a trial court on Tuesday and the lower court be directed not to proceed with the matter till the high court decides his plea challenging framing of charges of murder and other offences against him. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, who had earlier granted time to Tytler to file certain additional documents, noted that though the documents have been filed, they were not on record. The high court directed the registry to place the documents on record during the day and said it would take up the matter at 2:15 PM. Tytler's petition challenging framing of charges against him is already listed before the high court on November 29 and during its pendency, the leader .

Delhi LG approves relaxation in job eligibility for 1984 riots victims

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday approved relaxation in qualifications for recruitment of victims of the 1984 Sikh riots to the post of multi tasking staff (MTS), Raj Niwas said in a statement. With the LG's approval, the minimum educational qualification for the post of MTS has been relaxed from Class X to Class VIII, making a larger number of candidates eligible for job, it said. According to the officials, this decision, pending for decades, will enable a larger pool of candidates to secure employment, by becoming eligible for the post. Saxena has also directed the concerned departments to explore the possibility of providing employment to the children of deceased or aged applicants on humanitarian grounds, it stated. The LG directed full relaxation in required education qualification to the post of MTS for the remaining applicants who were identified by the Revenue Department. In cases where the applicants have passed away or have crossed the age limit for employ

1984 anti-Sikh riots: HC to hear Tytler's plea against framing on Nov 29

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on November 29 a plea by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler challenging the framing of charges of murder and other offences against him in a case related to the killing of three people in north Delhi's Pul Bangash area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, after briefly hearing the matter, asked Tytler's counsel to file statements of certain witnesses which were not on record. The high court then listed the matter for further hearing on November 29. Tytler, in his plea, claimed he was a victim of a "witch-hunt" and contended that the trial court's order framing charges against him was perverse, illegal and lacked application of mind. "By way of the impugned order, the trial court has erroneously framed charges against the petitioner overlooking the settled principles of law on the point of charge," he said in the petition. During the hearing, Tytler's counsel raised a plea of alibi, claiming that he was not presen

Rahul Gandhi's turban talk in US ignites heated political drama back home

During an event in the United States, Rahul Gandhi stated that the issue in India centres on whether a Sikh will be permitted to wear a turban in the country

Anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi court likely to pass order on Tytler by Aug 30

A Delhi court is likely to pass on August 30 an order on whether to frame the charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the killing of three people at Pul Bangash during the 1984-anti Sikh riots. Special CBI judge Rakesh Siyal on Friday reserved the order after getting some clarifications from the parties. "There are no further clarifications required. I am reserving the order for August 30," the judge said. In its charge sheet filed in May 2023, the CBI had accused Tytler, a former union minister, of inciting, instigating and provoking the mob which had assembled near the Pul Bangash gurdwara on November 1, 1984. Citing a witness, it claimed, Tytler alighted from a white ambassador car in front of the gurudwara and instigated the mob, shouting "Kill the Sikhs, they have killed our mother!" Three people were then done to death by the mob that was enraged over the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards a day before. A session

Delhi Court reserves order against Jagdish Tytler in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Delhi Court reserves order on framing charges against Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, where three people were killed

CBI records Jagdish Tytler's voice sample in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

The CBI on Tuesday collected voice sample of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with a 1984 case of anti-Sikh riots in the city's Pul Bangash area, officials said. The agency, which has filed three closure reports so far, made the move after getting "fresh evidence" in the case, they said. Tytler arrived at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in the CGO Complex where his voice sample was collected by experts, they said. He was allowed to leave in the forenoon after the exercise was complete, they said. The case pertains to the riots at Gurudwara Pul Bangash in North Delhi where three people were killed on November 1, 1984, a day after the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. The victims had filed a protest petition challenging the CBI's closure reports in the case. The court had in December 2015 directed the CBI to further investigate the matter and said it would monitor the probe every two months to ensure that no aspect is lef

SIT arrests 3 more accused in 1984 anti-sikh riots case in Uttar Pradesh

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has arrested three more accused here.

SC declines interim bail of Sajjan Kumar, says 'don't need hospitalisation'

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, representing Kumar, contended before the bench his client is more than 70-years-old and suffering from diabetes and other diseases

The ever-changing meaning of violence

Depending on the community involved, violence is classified differently in India and given different names

Sajjan Kumar surrenders before Delhi court, to be lodged in Mandoli jail

The 73-year former Congress leader has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the conviction and life sentence awarded by the HC