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CBI names Congress' Jagdish Tytler in fresh chargesheet in 1984 riots case
CBI, last month, collected Tytler's voice samples in relation with the violence in Delhi's Gurudwara Pul Bangash area.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a fresh chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler pertaining to 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Following fresh evidence against the Congress leader in connection with the violence in Delhi's Gurudwara Pul Bangash area almost 39 years ago, the probe agency registered his name.
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CBI, last month, collected Tytler's voice samples in relation with the violence where three people were killed – Sardar Thakur Singh, Badal Singh, Gurcharan Singh. He was accused of inciting a mob that eventually murdered the victims.
"During CBI investigation, evidences came on record that on 01.11.1984, the said accused allegedly instigated, incited and provoked the mob assembled at Gurudwara Pul Bangash at Azad Market, Delhi which resulted in burning of Gurudwara Pul Bangash and killing of three Sikh persons by the mob, apart from burning and looting of shops," the investigating agency said in a statement.
The Congress leader earlier dismissed the case against him when he was summoned for the voice sample collection. Tytler said that he's ‘prepared to hang myself’ if there are any evidence against him. “What have I done? If there's evidence against me, then I'm prepared to hang myself...It wasn't related to 1984 riots case for which they wanted my voice (sample), but another case,” he was earlier quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The voice sample was collected after an alleged sting tape was released where a person purported to be Tytler was heard claiming to have killed Sikhs. He was earlier named in the report by Nanavati Commission which was set up in 2002 to enquire into the incidents of anti-Sikh riots.
The assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh body guards in 1984 led to violent attacks on the Sikh community in the country.
