1984 anti-Sikh riots convict seeks suspension of sentence for organ transplant
New Delhi, September 24: A life convict in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has sought the suspension of his sentence to get liver and Kidney transplants.
In 2018, the trial court convicted and sentenced the appellant to life in prison.
On October 11, 2022, the division bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Anish Dayal directed the jail officials to file a report of the appellant Naresh alias Naresh Sehrawat on the next date of hearing.
The court ordered on September 23 that the appellant's most recent medical report be submitted by the Superintendent Tihar Jail before the next date of hearing.
On November 20, 2018, the trial court awarded the life sentence to the appellant Naresh. Another co-accused, Yashpal was given the death sentence. It was the first death awarded by the trial court in Anti Sikh riots cases.
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Due to security concerns, the sentences were pronounced in the Tihar jail.
This case involves riots and the killing of two Sikhs in Delhi's Mahipalpur area. The trial court's decision has been challenged in the High Court.
This case was reopened and probed by the government's Special Investigation Team. The case was closed by the Delhi police in 1994 due to a lack of evidence.
Anti-Sikh riots erupted after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984.
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