Anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi court frames charges of murder against Jagdish Tytler
The Hindu
Delhi court frames murder charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
A Delhi court on Friday (September 13, 2024) framed charges of murder and other offences against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
Special Judge Rakesh Siyal directed that Mr. Tytler face trial after he pleaded not guilty to the offences.
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The Judge had on August 30, 2024, said there was sufficient ground to proceed against the accused.
A witness had earlier submitted in the charge sheet that Mr. Tytler came out of a white Ambassador car in front of Gurudwara Pul Bangash here on November 1, 1984, and instigated the mob by saying, “Kill the Sikhs; they have killed our mother”, which led to ‘the ’murder’ of three people.
The court ordered framing of charges for various offences, including unlawful assembly, rioting, promoting enmity between different groups, house trespass and theft.