A Delhi court will take a decision on July 19 regarding the matter related to taking cognisance of a charge sheet filed against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. This is in connection with a case pertaining to the alleged Pul Bangash killings that took place during the anti-Sikh riots in 1984, reported news agency PTI. Earlier on July 7, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Vidhi Gupta Anand had kept the order reserved after hearing arguments from the prosecuting agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the counsel appearing for the complainant.
During that time, the judge had also asked the court staff to check whether the case records were complete in all respects and file a report by July 19, the next date of the hearing. This was done because the records were received from another court, which was hearing the case earlier. Notably, the judge at the Rouse Avenue Court said that the records and documents, that were filed by a Karkardooma court staff, were very heavy. The judge also said they were all kept in seven judicial file folders.
Moreover, the judge ordered the CBI to file the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report along with the details of the forensic examination of voice samples of Tytler, reported PTI. Earlier on May 20, the CBI had filed a chargesheet against Tytler in this case. He is facing charges under the case where three people were killed and a gurdwara was torched in the Pul Bangash area on November 1, 1984. This incident had taken place a day after the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated.
Meanwhile, the CBI filed the charge sheet before a special court earlier, and said that Tytler "incited, instigated and provoked the mob assembled at Pul Bangash Gurdwara Azad Market" on November 1 in 1984, reported PTI. It also said that Tytler’s actions resulted in the burning down of the gurdwara and the killing of three Sikhs identified as Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Guru Charan Singh.
The investigating agency said they have invoked charges under sections 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment) read with 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other charges against Tytler.