1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler Moves Anticipatory Bail Plea Before Delhi Court

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on Tuesday moves anticipatory bail plea before Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

The application was moved before Special Judge Vikas Dhull, who issued notice to the CBI and directed it to file its response by August 2, when the court is likely to hear the matter.

Last week, the Court summoned Tytler on August 5 in connection with the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand passed the order after taking cognisance of a charge sheet in the case.

The CBI on May 20 filed a chargesheet against Tytler in the case.

Three people were killed and a gurdwara was set ablaze in the Pul Bangash area here on November 1, 1984, a day after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.

What CBI Said About Jagdish Tytler?

In its charge sheet filed before the court, the CBI said Tytler ”incited, instigated and provoked” the mob that had assembled at Pul Bangash Gurdwara in Azad Market on November 1, 1984, that resulted in the burning down of the gurdwara and killing of three Sikhs — Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Guru Charan Singh.

The agency has invoked charges under Sections 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment) read with 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), among others, against Tytler, the CBI said.

(with PTI inputs)