New Delhi: A city court hearing a 1984-anti Sikh riots case against former Union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has fixed December 9 for recording of statements of two former police officers as witnesses in the case.
Special CBI Judge Jitendra Singh deferred the hearing on Monday (December 2) after the court was informed that the said witnesses were not in a position to depose before the court on Monday.
Court on November 23 summoned two former police officials
The court had on November 23 summoned two former police officials – Ravi Sharma and Dharam Chand – to appear before it as witnesses in the case of the killing of three people in the Pul Bangash area in Delhi during 1984-anti Sikh riots in which Tutler is facing murder and other charges.
Tytler, who is currently out on bail in the case, was present before the court in person.
“It is submitted by the public prosecutor for the CBI that the witnesses, who are present in the court, have stated to him that they are not in a position to depose today… As the witnesses are not being examined by the prosecution today, the matter stands adjourned,” the judge said and posted the case on December 9, news agency PTI reported.
Court earlier concluded recording statement of widow of one of the persons killed by a mob
Earlier on November 12, the judge had concluded recording the statement of Lakhwinder Kaur, who is the wife of Badal Singh, a ragi at Gurudwara Pul Bangash, and one of the three people killed by a mob that had allegedly torched the Gurdwara in Delhi during the 1984-anti Sikh riots.
Court on September 13 framed charges against Tytler
The trial court had ordered the framing of charges on August 30 this year against Tytler under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including murder, abetment and rioting. The court had framed the charges against Tytler on September 13 after he pleaded not guilty to the offences.
CBI had filed chargesheet in the case on May 20 last year.
