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Anti-Sikh riots: Witness who claimed police helped rioters concludes statement A Delhi court on Thursday completed the recording statement of a witness who alleged the police had virtually helped the rioters during 1984 anti-Sikh riots here as counsel of senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar...

NEW YORK: A Sikh group, campaigning for justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, met US President Barack Obama, ahead of his visit to India in November. The group met Obama in Philadelphia on Monday, according to Sikhs For Justice, a New York-based group, which has initiated a...

Audience of 3 Million Users Receiving Anti-Sikh Messages Image attempting to link Sikhs to Terrorists SALDEF has identified a disturbing trend on Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking site. Forty-five (45) Anti-Sikh or Anti-Turban pages are currently reaching a combined...

LUDHIANA: A delegation led by Surjit Singh, president of Danga Pirit Welfare Association submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner to speed up the procedure of issuing red cards for the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims. The memorandum was sighted as a retaliatory move by Surjit Singh...

New Delhi, Aug 27: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday told the Supreme Court that the special anti-riots cell of the Delhi Police had conducted ‘sham investigations and farce prosecutions’ to apparently shield senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with his role in a...

NEW DELHI: The fast-paced trial of CongressleaderSajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case came to a sudden halt on Friday when the Supreme Court stayed further proceedings after the accused pleaded quashing of charges framed against him. Appearing for Kumar, senior advocateL Nageshwar Rao...

2010-08-13 11:50:00 Last Updated: 2010-08-13 11:55:51 New Delhi: In a reprieve for Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed trial proceedings against the Congress leader facing murder and other charges in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. A bench of Justices P...

2010-08-07 15:50:00 A group of 1984 anti-Sikh riots affected staged a protest march in the holy city of Amritsar on Friday against Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government and Delhi Gurdwara Management committee (DSGMC). The forum named-Danga Peedit Welfare Association-took out a...

The Delhi government has paid Rs 154.53 crore as enhanced ex-gratia compensation to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, home minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha today. "2,733 persons were killed during 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi as per the report of Ahooja Committee appointed by...

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NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday told a Karkardooma court that there was no sufficient evidence against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Pleading for dismissal of a petition filed by...

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New Delhi, July 22: A woman witness, who lost five of her family members, including the husband and a son during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, claimed before a court conducting trial against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar that she had heard cries of people throughout a night. "I kept praying...

A senior advocate, appearing for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in different courts, on Tuesday decided to withdraw from all the cases following allegations of “personal benefits” levelled against him. “I’m constrained to take a hard decision to withdraw from all the cases of 1984 riots...

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s petition challenging a trial court’s order to frame charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Former Outer Delhi MP Sajjan Kumar is facing prosecution in two cases in which he has been accused of...

Afer an extraordinary, marathon meeting of Jathedars at the Akal Takht — the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs —the community’s five high priests on Wednesday declared the anti-Sikh riots 26 years ago as ‘genocide’ and demanded justice for the victims. The decision seems to have been...

NEW DELHI: After seeking exemption from deposing before the court on Monday citing ill-health, a key witness in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case allegedly involving senior congress leader Sajjan Kumar once again failed to get her statement recorded after she developed uneasiness during the...

New Delhi: The Delhi high court has awarded a compensation of Rs7 lakh to a 90 year-old man who lost his young son in 1984 anti-Sikh riots here. <!-- lhs-col --> "It appears to be a genuine case where a 90 year-old father has been fighting for justice for the death of his son in the...

NEW DELHI: A woman, who lost five of her family members in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, today claimed before a Delhi court trying Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others that she did not go to the police station after the incident as policemen were among the rioters. "I did not want to go the...

New Delhi: A month after being charged with murder and rioting in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Congress leader Sajjan Kumar would face trial in a separate case with a Delhi court framing identical charges relating to the killing of six persons during the carnage. Additional sessions judge...