The Patiala House Court Delhi on November 20, 2018, amid tight security outside the court, pronounced the quantum of sentence in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. While death penalty was awarded to Yashpal Singh, another convict Naresh Sherawat was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The two were convicted on November 15, 2018, for killing two young Sikhs in Delhi's Mahipalpur area after the assassination of erstwhile Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. This is the first sentencing in the case after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) took over the probe in 2015. The two convicts, Naresh Sherawat, and Yashpal Singh were held guilty of killing Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh. The complaint against the two was filed by Hardev Singh's brother, Santokh Singh.
Earlier, in 1994 the case was closed by the Delhi Police for lack of evidence. However, it was further investigated by a Special Investigation Team (SIT). As per a report, the SIT said in a statement that it was a "brutal murder of two innocent young persons aged around 25 each. It was a planned murder since the accused were carrying kerosene oil, sticks etc." As per official records, over 2800 Sikhs were killed across India while 2,100 of them in Delhi after Indira Gandhi was assassinated by a Sikh bodyguard.
Supreme Court Asks 2002 Gujarat Riots Victim Bilkis Banoto Approach Authorities concerned for grievances over Job and Accommodation provided by State
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Oct 28, 2020
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The Supreme Court on Monday (26th October 2020) asked BilkisBano, the gang-raped victim to approach the authorities concerned with her grievances over the job offer and accommodation provided by the State. The bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasurbramaniaam stated, “Ms. Shobha Gupta, learned Counsel for the applicant seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the interlocutory application with liberty to make a representation before the concerned authorities....
Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court Denies Bail to Former Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar [READ ORDER]
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Sep 07, 2020
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On Friday ( September 4, 2020), the Supreme Court of India denied bail to former MP Sajjan Kumar, who is serving life term imprisonment presently after he was convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, in the case of Sajjan Kumar v. State through CBI comprising of the Chief Justice of India, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice V Rama Subramanian.The Three-Bench of the Supreme Court stated that it is not a small case and we cannot grant mail. It was also stated that there is no need to stay in...
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