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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted time to the city government to file its response on a plea by former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, for release from jail on furlough to re-establish social ties. Justice Ravinder Dudeja also allowed a plea by Khokhar seeking to advance the date of hearing from February 4, 2026 to an earlier date. The high court now listed the matter for hearing on December 5 and asked the government and jail authorities to file their status report before the next date of hearing. In the meantime, the state should place on record its reply, it said. The court had earlier issued notice to the government and jail authorities on Khokhar's plea. The convict has sought quashing of a September 4 order of the jail authorities rejecting his furlough application on the grounds that his release could pose a threat to public peace and order. He sought the court's direction to issue a ..
The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will hear in November an appeal by former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar challenging his conviction and life imprisonment in a murder case connected to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The appeal was scheduled to come up for hearing before a bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain, which did not hold the court. The matter has now been fixed for November 19. Kumar was awarded life imprisonment on February 25 by a trial court here, which said that the convict's old age and illness weighed in favour of a lesser sentence instead of the death penalty. The trial court said that though the killings of two innocent persons in the case were no less an offence, it was not a rarest of rare case warranting the imposition of the death penalty. The case relates to the killings of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984. The offence of murder attracts a maximum punishment of the death penalty and minimum of life imprisonment. The tri
Four US Congressmen, including co-chairs of the Sikh American Congressional Caucus, on Friday introduced a resolution to recognise and commemorate the Sikh Genocide of 1984 formally. Sadly, many Sikhs have been targeted for their religious beliefs throughout history, including during the 1984 genocide, said Congressman David Valadao, co-chair of the Sikh American Congressional Caucus. Observing that he is standing with the Sikh community in demanding recognition and accountability for this horrific event in history, Valado said this resolution is a small but important step to commemorate this tragedy and honour the innocent victims who lost their lives while practising their faith. As we mark the 40th anniversary of the Sikh genocide, we remember a dark chapter in history that inflicted pain on Sikh families and communities. This is not just a distant tragedy it hits home for us here in the San Joaquin Valley, where so many of our Sikh neighbours have shared their stories of loss,
Forty years after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court on Friday framed charges for murder and other offences against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the killing of three people in north Delhi's Pul Bangash area. Special Judge Rakesh Siyal directed that Tytler face trial after he pleaded not guilty to the offences. Besides murder, the court ordered framing of charges for several other offences, including unlawful assembly, rioting, promoting enmity between different groups, house trespass and theft. The judge had on August 30 said there was sufficient ground to proceed against the accused. The CBI had on May 20, 2023 filed a charge sheet against Tytler in the case. Tytler "incited, instigated and provoked the mob assembled at Pul Bangash Gurudwara Azad Market" on November 1, 1984 that resulted in burning down of the gurudwara and killing of three Sikhs -- Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Gurcharan Singh -- the CBI alleged in its charge sheet. The agency had in
A Delhi court on Thursday issued a fresh notice to the person in-charge of the record room of a trial court to produce the documents of a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler related to alleged Pul Bangash killings during 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Vidhi Gupta Anand issued the notice to the record room in-charge at a Karkardooma court, where the case was earlier being heard, directing him/her to produce the case record by Friday, when the court will hear the matter. "Fresh notice has been issued to in-charge of record room of Karkardooma court. Record is to be produced by 11 am on Friday," the court directed, noting that the record has been located. During the proceedings, the CBI also informed the court that a reminder has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to expedite the process of forensic examination of voice sample of Tytler. The court had on June 30 summoned the records of the trial court connected with the ..