- Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The judge had reserved the order after hearing arguments in a case related to the alleged killing of three people near a gurudwara
By: Shajil Kumar
A DELHI court is likely to pass on August 16 its order on whether to frame charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the alleged killing of three people in front of Pul Bangash gurudwara in New Delhi during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The order, which was scheduled for Friday, was adjourned since special CBI judge Rakesh Siyal was on leave.
The judge had reserved the order after hearing arguments from the CBI as well as the defence.
A witness had earlier submitted in the chargesheet that Tytler came out of a car in front of the gurudwara 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.
In August last year, a sessions court had granted anticipatory bail to Tytler in the case on a personal bond of Rs 100,000 and surety of like amount.
The court had also imposed certain conditions on Tytler, including that he would not tamper with the evidence in the case or leave the country without its permission.
The agency invoked charges under sections 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment) read with 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), among others, against Tytler.
The country witnessed violence in several cities, including Delhi, after prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her two bodyguards, both Sikhs, on October 31, 1984. (PTI)
