The Delhi high court on Wednesday deferred till Thursday the hearing on the anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
In the wake of Delhi Lieutenant Governor's Office granting sanction to CBI for prosecution of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asked why Jagdish Tytler was being "spared" and demanded time-bound trial against the accused.
Bracing for another agitation by farmers, police are fortifying the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-Haryana borders with barricades and deploying more than 5,000 security personnel, a senior police officer said here on Friday.
'Modiji did not say anything so that there was no influence. He endured all this silently'
A SIT was set up for fresh investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in Delhi and some other states.
Speaking to Rajdeep Sardesai, Tytler denies political interference in the case and says he will wait for a clean chit before accepting any responsibility in the government.
The Delhi High Court on Monday said "further hearing is required" in the plea of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who had challenged the trial court order framing charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case related to the killings of six persons.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday concluded its arguments before a Delhi court by supporting its closure report giving a clean chit to former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and terming the witnesses' statements as "false and concocted".
Chief metropolitan magistrate Dinesh Kumar admitted him on bail on furnishing Rs 25,000 bond with one surety of like amount.
"What we have been able to gather is that Newsclick stands accused of offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), for purportedly carrying Chinese propaganda on its website. All devices, laptops, gadgets, phones, etc have been seized in the past. All emails and communications have been analysed under the microscope," the statement by NewsClick read.
With medical shops, grocery stores and other establishments selling essential items downing shutters, people in the region are waging a grim battle for survival.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday informed a Delhi court that it wanted to close the investigation into a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case allegedly involving former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. The court has now fixed the matter for April 9.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash the charges of murder and other offences against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and said the trial will continue against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and A R Dave vacated the August 13 interim order staying the trial proceedings against him before a Delhi court. "The trial judge is free to analyse and evaluate the charges and the submissions to arrive at an appropriate conclusion
Kumar, 73, surrendered before a trial court on December 31, 2018 to serve his sentence in accordance with the Delhi high court's December 17 judgment, which convicted and sent him to prison for the "remainder of his natural life".
Gunmen allegedly shot dead two women in southwest Delhi's RK Puram in the early hours of Sunday over a suspected financial dispute with their brother, police said.
The Delhi high court on Friday reserved its order on a plea of senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar against a trial court order framing charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case related to the killings of six persons.
A Delhi court on Thursday refused to grant bail to a co-accused of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, terming the charges relating to murder and arson against him as "direct and serious" in nature.
'He was the best court craftsman that I have ever seen who could modulate his arguments in accordance with the judge and the mood.'
The government has decided to give Rs five lakh each to the next of kin of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots triggered after assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Jagdish Kaur and Narpreet Kaur, whose families were devastated in the riots which claimed over 3,000 lives, said although 34 years is a long time, they were determined to "unmask the accused" and their fight for justice will go on.
The Delhi high court had on February 27 adjourned till April 13 hearing the PIL filed by activists Harsh Mander and Farah Naqvi for FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speeches in connection with protests over the amended Citizenship law.
Cruelty by the husband (or his relatives) accounted for about 40 per cent of these cases. Delhi reported the highest number of cases of crimes against women (12,552) followed by Mumbai with over 5,000 cases.
No untoward incident has been reported from the district over the past three days.
A Delhi court acquitted the Congress leader for lack of evidence.
'In spite of all these days behind the bars, none of those who have been arrested is repenting their decision to stand against the injustice of this government.'
Senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday moved the Delhi high court challenging the trial court's order dismissing his plea to use the statement of a victim given before a judicial commission to defend himself in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu for his alleged remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the statements he made in the US about the condition of Sikhs in India, police said on Thursday.
The trial in the 30-year-old anti-Sikh riots case, in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and three others are facing prosecution, commenced on Friday in a court in New Delhi which recorded the statement of a senior official of Delhi government.
A Delhi court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that broke out in the capital after the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi.
At the same time, the bench also admitted an appeal, which challenged the trial court judgment acquitting all the accused in December 2002.
A man from Manipur, his wife and his sister were allegedly assaulted by a group of people from the same state in southeast Delhi's Sunlight Colony area, police said on Saturday.
Pleading for dismissal of a petition filed by the family of the riots victim against the closure of case against Tytler, the investigating agency said that there is no evidence to prosecute the Congress leader in the case.
Taking into account the High Court's notice to the CBI, over Singh's petition seeking to record his version through video-conferencing from America, the court asked the agency to file its report under Section 173 CrPC (investigation report) on March 12.
Angry protests erupted in Delhi and Jammu over the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riots case with protesters blocking Jammu-Kashmir Highway and Metro services in the capital. Shouting slogans and carrying placards stating 'Hang 1984 Culprits' and 'Give us Justice', the protesters marched to Tilak Nagar police station in west Delhi and blocked traffic in the area.
Protests erupted in the national capital for the fourth day Friday against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in anti-Sikh riots case, with one of the victims starting indefinite fast and a group blocking a busy road triggering huge traffic snarl.
A special investigation team is re-examining the scene of a crime decades after two men were allegedly murdered and their bodies set on fire in their house here during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
In its supplementary charge sheet, the police said 'serious riots had broken out in consequence to the protest march organised by Jamia students' against the amended citizenship law on December 15 last year.
'Gyanendra back on the throne would be bad news for the Nepali people. He may not have learnt from his experience, but we have.'
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, who was scheduled to pronounce the order on Monday, posted the matter for Wednesday, saying it was not ready.
A team of three Union ministers will hold talks on Monday with a delegation of farmer leaders, who are planning to march towards Delhi to press for their demands.
