1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi court takes cognisance of chargesheet, summons Jagdish Tytler on Aug 5
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned Jagdish Tytler on August 5 in connection with the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
After taking cognisance of a charge sheet in the matter, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand issued the order.
CBI filed a charge sheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the case on May 20.
On November 1, 1984, three people were killed and a gurdwara was set ablaze in the Pul Bangash area, a day after then-prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.
The CBI claimed in its charge sheet filed in court that Tytler "incited, instigated, and provoked" the mob that gathered at Pul Bangash Gurdwara in Azad Market on November 1, 1984, resulting in the burning down of the gurdwara and the deaths of three Sikhs - Thakur Singh, Badal Singh, and Guru Charan Singh.
The CBI said it has filed charges against Tytler under Sections 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment), and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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- With inputs from agencies
