1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court to hear case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on September 11
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New Delhi, September 6
A Delhi court will hear on September 11 a case related to the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler is an accused.
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Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand adjourned the matter on a request made by Tytler’s lawyer.
The accused appeared before the court through video conferencing.
A sessions court had earlier granted anticipatory bail to Tytler on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of the like amount.
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It had also imposed certain conditions on him, including that he will not tamper with the evidence in the case or leave the country without permission.
Three people were killed and a gurdwara was set ablaze in Pul Bangash area here on November 1, 1984, a day after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.
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