Monday, August 24, 2009

Court convicts three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Court convicts three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) A Delhi court today convicted three persons for attempting to murder members of a Sikh family during the 1984 riots and indicted the Delhi Police and the state machinery saying their role at that time "makes our heads hang in shame in the eyes of the world polity."

Additional Sessions Judge Surinder S Rathi held Mangal Sen alias Billa, Brij Mohan Verma and Bhagat Singh guilty of attempt to murder, rioting, dacoity in Shastri Nagar in north Delhi.

While deciding the case, the judge made a strong indictment of the manner in which the Delhi police and the state machinery had acted during the anti-Sikh riots.

with thanks : source : http://www.ptinews.com/news/243010_Court-convicts-three-in-1984-anti-Sikh-riots-case

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