The Supreme Court on Friday asked the CBI to file a reply on a plea for grant of furlough to former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar, who was convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
After the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, horrendous incidents of rioting, looting and killing of Sikhs took place between October 31 and November 1984 in Delhi and one such incident took place in the morning of November 1 at Amar Colony, Nangloi where a group of accu
The chargesheet further stated that Jagdish Tytler on November 1, 1984, instigated the mob which resulted in Gurudwara Pul Bangash being set on fire by the mob and the killing of three persons belonging to the Sikh community and also promoted enmity between different religious groups.
In its, chargesheet, the central agency said that according to the eyewitness, the Congress leader came out of his white ambassador car and started instigating the mob.
While the proceeding was going on in the court, Members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) staged a sit-in protest outside the Court against its decision of granting bail to Tytler and raised slogans against him.
A minor scuffle also erupted between members of the DSGMC and Delhi Police outside Rouse Avenue Court leading to Delhi Police closing the entry gate of the courtroom due to security reasons. Tytler early today arrived at the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with a case related to anti-Sikh r
The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday reserved the order on anticipatory bail moved by Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler in the case of killings in the Pul Bangash area in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently filed a supplementary charge sheet against former Union Minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. This matter is at the stage of consideration on the charge sheet.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday summoned the trial court related to the Pul Bangash case and the CBI's FIR in the matter against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who met the victims of the anti-Sikh riots in the National Capital on Thursday assured them that their problems will be addressed by the central government.
In a statement, CBI mentioned that the agency had registered the instant case in November 2005 on an incident wherein Gurudwara Pul Bangash at Azad Market, Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi was set on fire by a mob and three persons namely Sardar Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Gurcharan Singh were burnt
"Congress has to understand this, that whether it is 1984 riots or any other issue hurting people's sentiments, the people involved in such activities should be cornered," he said.