1984 Sikh Riots

Delhi High Court Gives 4-Week Parole To 1984 Riots Convict To File Appeal

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 19, 2019

The Delhi High Court Thursday granted four weeks' parole to Balwan Khokhar who, along with former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, was sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

"Hua Toh Hua": Congress's Sam Pitroda Shredded by PM Modi For 1984 Remark

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 10, 2019

Congress leader Sam Pitroda's "Hua to hua" comment on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots showed the "character and mentality" of the party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while campaigning in Haryana's Rohtak. The comments have been condemned by several other leaders of the ruling BJP, including party president Amit Shah and Union Minister Arun ...

Those Involved In 1984 Riots Will Be Sent To Jail, Says Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2019

Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "ensuring justice" to the families of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims, BJP chief Amit Shah Sunday said the culprits behind the pogrom will not be spared and attacked the Amarinder Singh-led government in Punjab for "failing" to honour its poll promises.

Deadline For Sajjan Kumar To Surrender In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Ends Today

India News | ANI | Monday December 31, 2018

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has to surrender before Karkardooma Court or Tihar jail authorities in New Delhi today. In view of this, HS Phoolka, one of the petitioners in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, has appealed to the victims of the riot to not go to the court today.

"Not Resigning": AAP's Alka Lamba Amid Row Over Rajiv Gandhi Resolution

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday December 22, 2018

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia clarified that there was no mention of Rajiv Gandhi in the original resolution on 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the addition was hand written by a legislator.

"Mob Pulled Him Out Of Canal, Set Him On Fire": Horror Of Anti-Sikh Riots

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday December 17, 2018

Nirpreet Kaur was only 16 when she saw her father being burnt alive by a frenzied mob near a gurdwara in Delhi's Raj Nagar on the morning of November 1, 1984.. Her father was the head priest at the gurdwara.

1984 Riots Show How Law And Order Machinery Broke Down: Delhi High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 29, 2018

The cases pertaining to 1984 anti-Sikh riots, looting and arson at New Delhi's Trilokpuri indicate the way law and order machinery had broken down, the Delhi High Court said Wednesday and suggested reforms in criminal law to deal with such matters.

Sikh Riots: Top Court Seeks Sajjan Kumar's Response On Plea Against Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 5, 2018

The Supreme Court today sought response from Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, accused in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases, on a plea filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) challenging the anticipatory bail granted to him by the Delhi High Court.

A Different India If 1984 Riots Accused Had Been Punished: Court

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 30, 2018

If those responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots had been punished back then, India would have been different now, the Delhi High Court said Monday, while asking the police to take action against those involved in the recent attacks on properties of lawyers.

Getting Threats For Pursuing 1984 Riots Case: Key Witness Tells Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 16, 2018

A key prosecution witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others today told a court here that she was receiving threats.

Team Probing 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Cases Examined 1,000 Witnesses: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 19, 2017

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Centre for re-investigation of the 1984 Sikh riots cases examined more than 1,000 witnesses in different states, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Today's Big Release: 31st October

Friday October 21, 2016

In Bollywood, Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das's political drama 31st October releases today. The movie is based on the 1984 Sikh Riots and set against the backdrop of the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Digvijaya Singh Says Kamal Nath Had No Role In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 16, 2016

Punjab Congress in-charge Kamal Nath resigned as he did not want the "genuine issues" plaguing the poll-bound state to get diverted amidst the politically-motivated allegations levelled by the opposition parties, AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh said today.

Arvind Kejriwal To PM Modi: Wind Up Your SIT To Ensure Justice To Sikhs

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 6, 2016

The central government must disband its SIT and let the Delhi government form its own SIT to ensure justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.

2002 Gujarat Riots And 1984 Sikh Riots Are Different: Kanhaiya Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 28, 2016

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar today compared the alleged onslaught on varsities with Gujarat riots alleging both of them were carried out "with support" from state machinery even as he stressed that there is a fundamental difference between "emergency" and "fascism".