New Delhi: A city court on Thursday (February 27) recorded the statement of a prosecution witness in a a 1984-anti Sikh riots case against former Union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.
Special judge Jitendra Singh recorded the statement of S Ingarsal, a forensic expert in the case, which is linked to the killings of three persons at Gurdwara Pul Bangash in in the national capital during 1984-anti Sikh riots in which Tytler is facing charges, including murder.
Judge granted exemption to Tytler from personal appearance for the day
The judge also granted exemption to Tytler, who was granted bail in the case in 2023, from personal appearance for the day as he was travelling.
The court has posted the matter for Tytler’s cross examination on March 7, news agency PTI reported.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has invoked charges under sections 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment) read with 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), among others, against Tytler.
Court on September 13 last year framed charges against Tytler
The trial court had ordered the framing of charges on August 30 last year against Tytler under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including murder, abetment and rioting. The trial court framed the charges against Tytler on September 13 last year after he pleaded not guilty to the offences.
Court concluded recording statement of widow of one of the persons killed by a mob last year
The court had on November 12 last year concluded recording the statement of Lakhwinder Kaur, who is the wife of a ragi at Gurudwara Pul BangashBadal Singh in the national capital and one of the three persons killed by a mob that had allegedly torched the Gurdwara in Delhi during the 1984-anti Sikh riots.
Court on November 23 last year summoned two former police officials
The court had on November 23 last year summoned two former police officials – Ravi Sharma and Dharam Chand – to appear before the court as witnesses in the case of the killing of three persons in the Pul Bangash area in Delhi during 1984-anti Sikh riots.
