1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court grants 10-days to Jagdish Tytler to examine documents

A Delhi court on Friday gave 10 days to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, an accused in the Pul Bangash killings in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, to examine the documents given to him by the CBI, including the charge sheet, in the case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand passed directions on an application moved by counsel for Tytler, seeking two weeks to complete the examination of documents.

Tytler appeared via video conferencing during the proceedings.

The court has now heard the matter on August 21.

Tytler was granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court on August 4 on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and a surety of a similar amount. The court also imposed conditions on him, including that he not tamper with evidence in the case or leave the country without permission.

The magisterial court on July 26 summoned Tytler on August 5. It passed the order after learning of a supplementary charge sheet in the case.

Three people were killed and a gurdwara burnt down in Delhi’s Pul Bangash area on November 1, 1984, a day after then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.