Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court summons Tytler on Aug 5

July 26, 2023 19:38

Jagdish Tytler

Nearly 39 years after three people were killed and a gurudwara was set afire in Pul Bangash area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court Wednesday summoned former union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on August 5, saying "sufficient material" was available on record to proceed against him in the case.

Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand, who took cognisance of the charge sheet against Tytler, noted that the public prosecutor for the CBI placed reliance on the statements of eyewitnesses who specifically stated during further investigation that they had seen the accused at the spot where the incident occurred.

The CMM noted the prosecutor, citing eyewitnesses, said Tytler was leading and inciting the mob carrying deadly weapons which committed the alleged offences.

The prosecutor said the accused in the case blatantly violated the restrictions that were in force under Section 144 CrPC.

"Upon perusal of the statements of eye-witnesses... as well as statements of other witnesses, site plans prepared by the IO (investigating officer) and other material brought on record by the investigating agency, this court finds that sufficient material is available on record to proceed further with the matter," the judge said while taking cognisance of the of the third supplementary charge sheet filed in the case. -- PTI

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