1984 anti-sikh riots: Members of Sikh Gurdwara committee stages protest against Jagdish Tytler
1984 anti-sikh riots case: A day after, Delhi Rouse Avenue Court granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) members staged protest outside Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.
Meanwhile, a minor scuffle also erupted between members of the DSGMC and Delhi Police outside Rouse Avenue Court leading to Delhi Police closing the entry gate of the courtroom due to security reasons.
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Meanwhile, Jagdish Tytler appeared at the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with a case related to anti-Sikh riots after being issued a summons to appear in court today.
During the hearing, the court asked Tytler to furnish the bail as per the condition imposed by the session court. Subsequently, he will have to furnish a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh as directed by the session court.
The Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The case pertains to the death of three Sikhs — Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Guru Charan Singh — and setting afire a gurdwara in the Pul Bangash area of New Delhi on November 1. 1984.
The CBI had filed a chargesheet against Jagdish Tytler on May 20. The ACMM court took cognisance of the same and summoned him.
On Wednesday, the Rouse Avenue Court had reserved the order on anticipatory bail moved by Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler in the case of killings in the Pul Bangash area in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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Tytler's lawyer also submitted that the CBI filed a closure report several times in the case and opposed the protest petition as well. He said the CBI had given a clean chit by filing a chargesheet in 2007 and 2014.
- With inputs from agencies
