Anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi court set to rule on framing charges against Jagdish Tytler on August 30

PTC News Desk: On August 30, a Delhi court is expected to rule on whether to file charges against Congressman Jagdish Tytler in connection with the three deaths in Pul Bangash that occurred during the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.

Rakesh Siyal, the special CBI judge, deferred the ruling on Friday after obtaining some clarification from the parties. “No additional explanations are needed. The judge declared, “I am keeping the order reserved for August 30.”

The CBI accused Tytler, a former union minister, of “inciting, instigating and provoking the mob” that had gathered near the Pul Bangash gurdwara on November 1, 1984, in its charge sheet, which was filed in May 2023. It quoted a witness as saying that Tytler prompted the crowd by yelling, “Kill the Sikhs, they have killed our mother,” as he got out of a white ambassador car in front of the gurudwara. The crowd, infuriated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s killing by her Sikh bodyguards the day before, subsequently executed three persons.

In August of last year, a sessions court had given Tytler anticipatory bail in the matter in exchange for a Rs. 1 lakh personal bond and an equivalent surety.

The Central Probe Agency has filed charges against Tytler under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for rioting, abetment (Section 109), and murder (302 IPC), among other offenses.

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