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Delhi High Court orders 24X7 security to witness in ’84 riots case

Delhi High Court orders 24X7 security to witness in ’84 riots case

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New Delhi, September 28

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the police to continue providing three security personnel round the clock to controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma, a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, as he was receiving threats.

Justice Yogesh Khanna said the HC’s September 27, 2017, order directing the DCP (South) to provide in three security personnel to Verma and his family members be continued till further orders.

The HC asked the CBI and the Delhi Police to file replies to Verma’s petition seeking directions to the authorities for the cover till he was examined in the riots case before the trial court. — PTI


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