Sikh riots advocate HS Phoolka receives death threat
Last Updated : Jan 21 2020 | 7:06 AM IST
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday informed senior advocate HS Phoolka, who is representing the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in several cases, that the judge has received a letter which gives a death threat to the senior counsel. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjyot Singh Bhalla asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a response on the issue related to a death threat to senior counsel. "During the hearing of Tytler case, the judge informed me that a letter was received which mentions my name and showed extracts of the letter which gives the threat to kill me," Phoolka said. However, Phoolka said that he has received several such threats in the past and that these things will not distract him. "I'm not going to be distracted by it but writing threat letter to a judge is very serious matter. These people have been threatening witnesses. The judge has sent letter to Delhi High Court. I'll meet Chief Justice of high court, asking for strict action," he sai