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New Delhi:
A Delhi court will today hear concluding arguments by the CBI against former Congress MP Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 Sikh riots case. Mr Tytler, a former Congress MP, is accused of inciting mobs during the riots in which three Sikh men were killed.
The CBI claims that there is not enough evidence, but families of the victims want the court to direct the CBI to re-investigate the case.
Lakhwinder Kaur, the wife of Badal Singh who was killed in the riots that broke out following the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, wants the CBI to record the testimonies of witnesses who had been left out.
Apart from Mr Tytler, another former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar too is facing trial for allegedly inciting a mob to kill Sikhs in the Delhi cantonment area. The CBI has concluded its arguments against him.
While more than 8,000 Sikhs were killed across the country, 3,000 were massacred in the capital. Only 30 people in 12 murder cases have been convicted. Politicians and policemen allegedly involved in instigating and abetting the riots are yet to face the law.
Recently, the court had pulled up the CBI for failing to conclude its arguments and taking too much time. The court said if the investigating agency failed to complete its arguments on the next date, it would go ahead and deliver the verdict without giving the CBI another chance.
Ten different commissions and committees have looked into the 1984 riots in last three decades. Seventy two police officers were identified for connivance and gross negligence; 30 of them were recommended to be sacked, but no action was taken.
The CBI claims that there is not enough evidence, but families of the victims want the court to direct the CBI to re-investigate the case.
Lakhwinder Kaur, the wife of Badal Singh who was killed in the riots that broke out following the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, wants the CBI to record the testimonies of witnesses who had been left out.
Apart from Mr Tytler, another former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar too is facing trial for allegedly inciting a mob to kill Sikhs in the Delhi cantonment area. The CBI has concluded its arguments against him.
While more than 8,000 Sikhs were killed across the country, 3,000 were massacred in the capital. Only 30 people in 12 murder cases have been convicted. Politicians and policemen allegedly involved in instigating and abetting the riots are yet to face the law.
Recently, the court had pulled up the CBI for failing to conclude its arguments and taking too much time. The court said if the investigating agency failed to complete its arguments on the next date, it would go ahead and deliver the verdict without giving the CBI another chance.
Ten different commissions and committees have looked into the 1984 riots in last three decades. Seventy two police officers were identified for connivance and gross negligence; 30 of them were recommended to be sacked, but no action was taken.
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