Decades after 1984 riots, UP cops examine crime scene

New Delhi, August 12

Decades after two men in Kanpur were allegedly murdered and their bodies set on fire during the 1984 riots, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police re-visited the crime scene last week.

Critical evidence, including blood samples, was collected from a locked house in Kanpur’s Govind Nagar, SP Balendu Bhushan is reported to have said. The SIT was set up on the SCorders.

Teja Singh (45) and his son Satpal Singh (22) were killed on November 1, 1984, and an FIR was registered. Teja Singh’s surviving son Charanjeet Singh (61), who now resides in Delhi, gave his statement to a special magistrate. He disclosed the identities of those “involved” in the murders. The SP said the crime scene was “undisturbed” as the new occupants resided on the first floor and the ground floor rooms were locked. Earlier this year, the SIT had collected blood samples from a house in Kanpur’s Naubasta area. It too had been locked after a similar attack. — TNS