Delhi court records forensic evidence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Jagdish Tytler
1 month ago

Delhi court records forensic evidence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Jagdish Tytler

Op India  

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Thursday recorded the evidence of Deputy Director of Central Forensic Science Laboratory in connection with the Pul Bangash Sikh Killings linked to 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He further deposed that the five video clips were not in continuity, however, all the visuals in the clips were found in the subsequent order. The said five video clips were observed to be relatively similar and found to be a part of a continuous video footage in respect of the subjects, location, background, set properties, relative position and pattern of on screen date and time stamp and also the lighting conditions, the witness deposed. The Rouse Avenue court is recording the prosecution evidence in a case related to the killing of three Sikhs in Pul Bangash area on November 1, 2024.

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Manipur clashes: Did CM Biren Singh instigate violence? Supreme Court seeks forensic report on audio clips
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Manipur clashes: Did CM Biren Singh instigate violence? Supreme Court seeks forensic report on audio clips

Live Mint  

Manipur clashes: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has requested a forensic report on audio clips allegedly featuring Chief Minister N Biren Singh instigating ethnic violence. The forensic lab report of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory on some audio tapes linking Biren Singh to the Manipur ethnic clashes has to be submitted to the Supreme Court in a sealed …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: CBI court records evidence in Jagdish Tytler case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: CBI court records evidence in Jagdish Tytler case

Hindustan Times  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday recorded evidence of a senior scientific assistant who had taken a voice sample of former minister of overseas Indian affairs, Jagdish Tytler, at Central Forensic Science Laboratory here in April 2023. CBI judge Jitendra Singh recorded the evidence of the prosecution witness Arun Kumar Gupta who had taken the voice sample …

Trials done in way that led to acquittals: Delhi cops to SC on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trials done in way that led to acquittals: Delhi cops to SC on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police told the Supreme Court on Monday that trials in several 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases were conducted in a way that led to acquittals of the accused rather than convictions. A bench led by Justice Abhay S Oka emphasised that the Union government must take a clear stance on all acquittals in these cases and scheduled the matter …

2020 riots: Delhi court slams cop for ‘manipulated’ clip
2 months, 1 week ago

2020 riots: Delhi court slams cop for ‘manipulated’ clip

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has pulled up the investigating officer for allegedly implicating the accused using a “manipulated video” in a February 2020 riots case and asked the police commissioner to take note. Further, additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala rapped the police official for his “unprofessional conduct” in clubbing six complaints in the case without a complete and proper …

Delhi Riots: Hindu man acquitted after brother of Muslim man provided manipulated video to falsely implicate him
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Riots: Hindu man acquitted after brother of Muslim man provided manipulated video to falsely implicate him

Op India  

In a recent ruling, Delhi’s Karkardooma Court reprimanded the Delhi Police for clubbing six FIRs in a 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi Riots case and noted that the Investigating Officer “shrugged off” his duty to conduct a thorough investigation into the 6 FIRs. The case against Sandeep Bhati was registered at the Karawal Nagar Police Station based on the statement given by …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court to hear case against Tytler on January 28
2 months, 1 week ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court to hear case against Tytler on January 28

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court is likely to resume on January 28 hearing arguments in a 1984-anti Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. Congress leader Jagdish Tytler leaves from Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi on Monday. READ | ‘Review of 1978 Sambhal riots underway, but finding old documents a tall order’ The judge on November 12, 2024, concluded recording …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court to hear case against Tytler on Dec 9
3 months, 3 weeks ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court to hear case against Tytler on Dec 9

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Monday fixed December 9 for recording of statements of two former police officials as witnesses in a 1984-anti Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. The judge on November 12 concluded recording the statement of Lakhvinder Kaur, the widow of Badal Singh, who was killed by a mob at Gurdwara Pul Bangash during the riots. …

1984 riots: Delhi HC says murder trial to continue against Jagdish Tytler
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

1984 riots: Delhi HC says murder trial to continue against Jagdish Tytler

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Monday made it clear that the murder trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler would continue. Jagdish Tytler Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was hearing a plea filed by Tytler seeking a stay on the trial proceedings taking place against him in a Delhi court. Tytler’s counsel submitted the case was …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court orders framing of charges against Jagdish Tytler
6 months, 3 weeks ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court orders framing of charges against Jagdish Tytler

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving the killing of three people, citing sufficient grounds to proceed against the accused. Tytler would have to physically appear in court for the framing of charges under the IPC Sections 143, 147 153A, 188, 295, 436, 451, 380, 149, …

'Purdahnashin' Muslim Woman Alleges Illegal Detention Inside Police Station, Delhi High Court Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage
1 year, 3 months ago

'Purdahnashin' Muslim Woman Alleges Illegal Detention Inside Police Station, Delhi High Court Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered preservation of CCTV footage of cameras inside and around a police station in the city while dealing with a plea moved by a purdahnashin Muslim woman alleging that she was forcibly taken by the cops from her residence without her veil and was illegal detained in the police station. Justice Saurabh Banerjee also directed …

1984 riots: Delhi court sends case against Jagdish Tytler to district judge for further hearing
1 year, 6 months ago

1984 riots: Delhi court sends case against Jagdish Tytler to district judge for further hearing

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Monday sent a case related to the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler is an accused, to the district judge for further proceedings. Congress leader Jagdish Tytler Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand sent the case to the district judge so the matter could be committed to …

Anti-Sikh Riots: Congress's Jagdish Tytler moves court seeking all documents since 1984
1 year, 7 months ago

Anti-Sikh Riots: Congress's Jagdish Tytler moves court seeking all documents since 1984

India Today  

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, has moved a Delhi court seeking directions to the Central Bureau of Investigation to provide him with copies of documents filed since 1984. Tytler’s application has been filed before Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court, seeking several documents, including all previous chargesheets and supplementary chargesheets filed by the Delhi Police in …

1984 anti-Sikh riots | Court issues fresh notice to produce records against Jagdish Tytler
1 year, 8 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots | Court issues fresh notice to produce records against Jagdish Tytler

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on July 6 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 during 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The notice was issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand to the record room in-charge at a Karkardooma court …

Delhi court lists chargesheet against Jagdish Tytler for hearing in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi court lists chargesheet against Jagdish Tytler for hearing in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case

Op India  

A special MP-MLA court on Thursday listed the matter related to the supplementary charge sheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler for a hearing on June 30. The Central Bureau of Investigation on May 20 filed a chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to Anti-Sikh riots in 1984 following the assassination of the then Prime Minister of …

1984 anti-Sikh riots case | CBI files chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler
1 year, 10 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots case | CBI files chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday filed a chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case pertaining to the anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. The investigating agency alleged that the Congress leader “incited, instigated and provoked the mob” that assembled at Pul Bangash in Delhi on …

2020 Delhi riots: police asked to take ‘remedial action’ on unverified video
1 year, 11 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: police asked to take ‘remedial action’ on unverified video

The Hindu  

Hearing a case related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots, a court here recently directed the deputy commissioner of police of a particular area to “take immediate remedial action” on an unverified video against an accused booked for arson. The court reprimanded the police and said that even if the video was inaccessible, it was the duty of the investigating, …

Anti-Sikh riots case: CBI collects voice samples of Jagdish Tytler
1 year, 11 months ago

Anti-Sikh riots case: CBI collects voice samples of Jagdish Tytler

Hindustan Times  

The CBI on Tuesday collected the voice sample of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with a case of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Pul Bangash area here in which three persons were killed by a mob, officials said. The probe agency has also summoned politician Manjit Singh GK, who had released an alleged sting tape in which a person …

1984 Sikh Riots: Cong Leader Jagdish Tytler’s Voice Sample Recorded As Fresh Evidence Emerges
1 year, 11 months ago

1984 Sikh Riots: Cong Leader Jagdish Tytler’s Voice Sample Recorded As Fresh Evidence Emerges

News 18  

The CBI on Tuesday recorded anti-Sikh riots accused Congress leader Jagdish Tytler’s voice sample as fresh evidence has emerged in the case, a spokesperson of the agency said. CNN-News18 has learnt that CBI wanted to match Tytler’s voice samples with the voice of a person who allegedly confessed to rioting in a sting video released by Shiromani Akali Dal in …

9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good men
2 years ago

9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good men

Op India  

In July 2020, OpIndia published an elaborate report that traced how violence was carefully incited and executed since December 2019, leading up to the Delhi anti-Hindu riots. As someone who has spent 3 years working on reporting Delhi anti-Hindu riots, I can safely testify that even going through the chargesheets, the organisations that are active now, the lies being spread, …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Consider filing appeals in acquittals, says SIT
2 years, 4 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Consider filing appeals in acquittals, says SIT

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police and authorities who handled the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases had no interest in punishing the accused, said a two-member Special Investigation Team that probed the possibility of reopening nearly 200 cases which ended up in acquittals. With 38 years having gone by and no new evidence, the SIT recommended the Centre to consider filing appeals in several …

Forensic team at Jahangirpuri clash site, begins probe in Delhi violence
2 years, 11 months ago

Forensic team at Jahangirpuri clash site, begins probe in Delhi violence

Hindustan Times  

A forensic team on Monday reached the Jahangirpuri clash site to probe the violence that took place in Delhi during a religious procession on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, news agency ANI reported. Forensic team investigate, after clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday, at Jahangirpuri in New Delhi, Monday. The Delhi Police has …

"Accused Not Seen In CCTV Footage No Ground For Discharge When Identified By Witnesses": Charges Framed Against 11 In Delhi Riots Case
3 years, 1 month ago

"Accused Not Seen In CCTV Footage No Ground For Discharge When Identified By Witnesses": Charges Framed Against 11 In Delhi Riots Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has framed charges against 11 accused in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots that rocked the city in 2020, observing that the fact that they were not seen in the CCTV footages cannot be made a ground for their discharge. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat framed charges against Ankit Chaudhary @ Fauzi, Sumit Badshah, Pappu, …

Delhi riots: HC tells cops to identify errant officials in national anthem case
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi riots: HC tells cops to identify errant officials in national anthem case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Tuesday pulled up the city police over delay in identifying the police officials who allegedly assaulted five Muslim men and forced them to sing the National Anthem during the north-east Delhi riots in February 2020. The court also asked the police as to whether it had checked the records of the police officials who were …

Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case : Court Refuses Plea For Copy Of Mobile Data Saying It Contains Private Images
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case : Court Refuses Plea For Copy Of Mobile Data Saying It Contains Private Images

Live Law  

In another development with regards to the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case, a Delhi Court on Thursday said that the mobile phone data collected of various accused persons could not be provided to co-accused in the matter as it contained nude photos and pornographic videos and sharing of the same will have an impact on their right to privacy. "It …

[Delhi Riots] Delhi Court Questions Police Over Non Maintenance Of Investigation File in Madina Masjid Vandalism Probe, Calls For Status Report
4 years ago

[Delhi Riots] Delhi Court Questions Police Over Non Maintenance Of Investigation File in Madina Masjid Vandalism Probe, Calls For Status Report

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Thursday was surprised over the non maintenance of investigation file especially the case diaries and witnesses statements recorded probably after the last date of hearing in relation to the alleged burning of the Madina Masjid during the north-east Delhi riots that broke in February last year.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav asked the police to file a …

"CCTV Cameras Were Not Working": Delhi Police Tells High Court On Incident Of Detained Man Being Forced To Sing National Anthem During Delhi Riots
4 years ago

"CCTV Cameras Were Not Working": Delhi Police Tells High Court On Incident Of Detained Man Being Forced To Sing National Anthem During Delhi Riots

Live Law  

The Delhi Police today informed the Delhi High Court with respect to an incident of a detained man at a police station being allegedly forced to sing the national anthem during the 2020 Delhi riots, that the CCTV cameras of the police station were not working at the time of the incident due to "some technical fault".The police has told …

Delhi Riots: HC Asks Police to Respond to Plea Seeking Videos of Protests Against CAA
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Riots: HC Asks Police to Respond to Plea Seeking Videos of Protests Against CAA

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Monday sought response from the police on a plea by JNU student and Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita, accused in a case related to northeast Delhi riots in February, seeking copies of videos of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait issued notice and asked Delhi Police to file status report in the …

[IB Official Ankit Sharma Murder During Delhi Riots] 'Reminiscent Of Carnage During The Days Of Partition', Delhi Court Denies Bail To Accused
4 years, 4 months ago

[IB Official Ankit Sharma Murder During Delhi Riots] 'Reminiscent Of Carnage During The Days Of Partition', Delhi Court Denies Bail To Accused

Live Law  

While denying the benefit of Bail to IB Officer Ankit Sharma's Murder Accused, the Karkardooma Court on Thursday remarked that "it is common knowledge that the dreary days of 24.02.2020 and 25.02.2020 saw parts of North-East Delhi gripped by a communal frenzy, reminiscent of carnage during the days of partition". Notably, the Court denied the bail to the accused noting …

[Delhi Riots] 'From Among Riotous Mob Of Hundreds, Police Could Identify Only Them' Delhi Court Grants Bail To 3 Accused [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

[Delhi Riots] 'From Among Riotous Mob Of Hundreds, Police Could Identify Only Them' Delhi Court Grants Bail To 3 Accused [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Karkardooma Court on Wednesday granted bail to 3 people in a case related to northeast Delhi riots in February, expressing dubiety over their alleged role in the riots. While granting the relief of Bail to Alam, Saifi and Shadab, the Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, said, "From among the riotous mob consisting of several hundred persons, till date the …

Delhi violence: HC transfers pleas for SIT, preserving CCTV footage to Bench headed by Chief Justice
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi violence: HC transfers pleas for SIT, preserving CCTV footage to Bench headed by Chief Justice

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said two pleas seeking setting up of an SIT on northeast Delhi riots and directions to Delhi Police to preserve the CCTV footage of the violence would be heard by another Bench, of the Chief Justice before whom similar petitions are pending. The Bench, which conducted the hearing through video conferencing, said the two …

HC seeks Centre, police, AAP govt response on plea to preserve CCTV footage of riots
5 years ago

HC seeks Centre, police, AAP govt response on plea to preserve CCTV footage of riots

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court Monday sought responses from the Centre, the police and the AAP government on a plea seeking directions to Delhi Police to preserve the CCTV footage of the recent riots in northeast Delhi. The plea filed by the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind said Delhi Police should be directed to preserve CCTV footage of the riot-affected areas from February 23 …

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Preservation Of Video Footage, Compensation For Victims
5 years ago

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Preservation Of Video Footage, Compensation For Victims

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking preservation of video footage from the areas affected due to the Delhi Riots. Moved by Jamiat Ulama-e-hind, the petition seeks preservation of all video footage from the riots affected areas from February 23 to March 1, for the purpose of collecting evidence and not removing the debris without …

Delhi Police taking help of video footage, facial recognition software to identify culprits of JNU attack, say govt sources
5 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Police taking help of video footage, facial recognition software to identify culprits of JNU attack, say govt sources

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Police is taking the help of video footage and face recognition system to identify those involved in the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Sunday, government sources said. “Police is taking the help of video footage as well as face recognition system to identify the culprits,” the sources said on Tuesday. The police is also …

Many 1984 anti-Sikh riots case files missing in Kanpur: SIT
5 years, 6 months ago

Many 1984 anti-Sikh riots case files missing in Kanpur: SIT

India TV News  

Crucial files relating to the murders during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have gone missing from the government records in Kanpur. The special investigation team, set up by the state government in February 2019 to re-examine the 1984 riots cases, allegedly hushed up by the police then, have discovered that several important files relating to murder and dacoity were missing. On …

A Case Of No Evidence: SC Acquits 7 Accused In 1984 Anti Sikh Riots [Read Order]
5 years, 10 months ago

A Case Of No Evidence: SC Acquits 7 Accused In 1984 Anti Sikh Riots [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently acquitted 7 persons accused of their involvement in 1984 Anti Sikh Riots who were convicted by the Delhi High Court, in November last year. The High Court had heavily relied on the evidence of Rijju Singh, Pat Ram, Shoorvir Singh Tyagi and Manphool Singh to convict the accused. Referring to their deposition, the Apex Court bench …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Supreme Court extends deadline for SIT by two more months to complete probe into 186 cases
5 years, 11 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Supreme Court extends deadline for SIT by two more months to complete probe into 186 cases

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted two more months to the special investigation team to complete its probe into 186 cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted two more months to the special investigation team to complete its probe into 186 cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The apex court had on 11 …

Delhi HC upholds trial court conviction of 89 people in 1984 riots
6 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC upholds trial court conviction of 89 people in 1984 riots

The Quint  

New Delhi, Nov 28 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld a trial court conviction of 89 people for rioting, burning houses and breaching curfew in Trilokpuri area in east Delhi during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Convicting all the 89 for various offences including rioting, the trial court had sentenced them to five years in jail. The court directed the …

Delhi HC for digital recording of witness accounts
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC for digital recording of witness accounts

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High court has issued a notice to the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party government and the police commissioner of Delhi to look into the issue of replacing the old process of recording the statement of witnesses by the police under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with a new system of digital or video recording. The …

Delhi HC orders re-trial in five 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases, showcause notice to accused
7 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC orders re-trial in five 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases, showcause notice to accused

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered re-trial in five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which all the accused were acquitted in 1986. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered re-trial in five 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in which all the accused were acquitted in 1986. A bench of Justices Gita Mittal and Anu Malhotra also issued showcause …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court pulls up police for not completing probe
8 years ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court pulls up police for not completing probe

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A city court has lashed out at the Delhi Police for not completing probe even after 33 years in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, saying it appeared that it had formed “a cartel to save” its officials who were allegedly involved in abetting the ghastly crime. The court also expressed unhappiness over senior police officers vetting the charge …

'Sedition' video clips of Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid are authentic: CBI forensic lab
8 years, 9 months ago

'Sedition' video clips of Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid are authentic: CBI forensic lab

ABP News  

New Delhi: The raw video footage of the controversial February 9 JNU event, on which a sedition case was registered against JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar and two others, has been found to be "authentic" by the CBI forensic lab, police claimed today. The raw footage of the event, obtained from a Hindi news channel, was sent to the CBI forensic …

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi HC transfers case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and expunges allegations against the Trial Court Judge
9 years, 3 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi HC transfers case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and expunges allegations against the Trial Court Judge

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul transferred the trial of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case from Karkardooma court to Patiala House court in proceedings under S.407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after a plea was filed alleging "improper recording of evidence”.However, the bench expunged the allegations made against the judge who …

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi HC transfers case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and expunges allegations against the Trial Court Judge
9 years, 3 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi HC transfers case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and expunges allegations against the Trial Court Judge

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul transferred the trial of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case from Karkardooma court to Patiala House court in proceedings under S.407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after a plea was filed alleging "improper recording of evidence”.However, the bench expunged the allegations made against the judge who …

Police silent during 1984 riots, serious lapse in duty, says court
11 years, 10 months ago

Police silent during 1984 riots, serious lapse in duty, says court

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The silence of Delhi Police during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots was a “serious lapse” on its part and it appeared to be “privy” in the incidents of rioting, a court here has said. But, as per the record of Palam Colony police station, “not a single incident of killing was recorded by the police”, the court noted. “Court …

Delhi court quashes closure report, orders fresh CBI probe into Tytler's role in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
11 years, 11 months ago

Delhi court quashes closure report, orders fresh CBI probe into Tytler's role in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

India TV News  

New Delhi, Apr 10: A 29-year-old anti-Sikh riots case came back to haunt senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler with a Delhi court today setting aside CBI's closure report giving clean chit to him and ordering reopening of investigation into the killing of three persons. The order on one of the 1984 anti-sikh riots case also came as an embarrassment for …

Minor variations can’t shake eyewitness version: Supreme Court
11 years, 11 months ago

Minor variations can’t shake eyewitness version: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to three persons involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, ruling that witnesses’ evidence could not be brushed aside just because there were minor contradictions. “Further, relationship cannot be a factor to affect the credibility of a witness.” It was not a solitary episode as alleged but many such incidents occurred …

Video proof may help Tytler
15 years, 11 months ago

Video proof may help Tytler

Hindustan Times  

It is said to be a piece of scientific evidence that could justify the clean chit Jagdish Tytler got in an anti-Sikh rioting case of 1984. HT Image The Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted records of a video footage to a metropolitan court that “conclusively establishes” Tytler’s absence from the scene of rioting that day. A senior CBI source, …

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