1984 Sikh Riots

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

3 Decades After Anti-Sikh Riots, 2 Victims To Get Compensation

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 25, 2016

The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the district administration to pay compensation with interest to two victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

49 Anti-Sikh Riots Cases To Be Re-Investigated: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 3, 2016

The Special Investigation Team probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has identified 49 cases for re-investigation, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Delhi Government To Repair Colonies Where 1984 Riot Victims Reside

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 12, 2016

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said Delhi government will begin the repair work in colonies where the families of 1984 riot victims reside in different areas of the national capital.

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.

'Deserve Applause For Efforts To Restrain Mob At Gurudwara,' Kamal Nath Tells NDTV

India News | NDTV.com | Thursday June 16, 2016

In an exclusive interview to NDTV Congress leader Kamal Nath tells why he quit as the party's in-charge of Punjab and on the allegations of his involvement in 1984 anti-sikh riots.

'Hurt' By '84 Riots Controversy, Kamal Nath Says No To Punjab Polls Charge

India News | Reported by Sandeep Phukan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 16, 2016

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath has stepped down from the post of Congress in-charge of the coming Punjab elections following a controversy over his alleged role in the 1984 Sikh riots.

Centre-Appointed SIT To Reopen 75 Cases Of 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 12, 2016

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Home Ministry will reopen at least 75 cases related to the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi in 1984 in the wake of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, an official source 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".

Give Status Of Probe By Special Investigation Team In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Court To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2016

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise about the status of investigation conducted by Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases on a plea seeking court-supervised probe.

Parkash Singh Badal Says Sikhs Will Never Forgive Congress For 1984 Riots

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 13, 2015

The Sikh community will never forgive the Congress for "hatching" the conspiracy of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said.

Court to Monitor CBI Probe Into Jadgish Tytler's Role in 1984 Riots

Delhi News | Edited by Jatin Gandhi (with inputs from PTI) | Friday December 4, 2015

A court in Delhi directed the CBI to investigate the charges against former union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 riots case. The court told the agency it would be monitor the investigations regularly and rejected the closure report filed by agency that had cleared Mr Tytler.

Sikh Group in Delhi Protests Against Writers Returning Awards, Detained

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 2, 2015

Expressing anguish against the author community's silence over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a group of Sikh agitators today attempted to burn judicial commission reports and copies of a book to register their protest but were detained by the police.

Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 7, 2015

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed various issues, including disbursal of enhanced compensation cheques for the kin of 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims.

US Court Dismisses 1984 Riots Case Against Sonia Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 26, 2015

An appeals court here has affirmed a district judge's order to dismiss a human rights violation lawsuit filed against Congress president Sonia Gandhi by a Sikh group in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, ruling that the petition lacked merit.

1984 Riots: Sikh Groups Protest Outside Congress Headquarters Against Jagdish Tytler

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 5, 2015

Sikh groups today staged a protest outside Congress headquarters here over claims that have emerged regarding the clean chit to party leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with his alleged role in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

US Court Summons Amitabh Bachchan in Connection With 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 25, 2015

The summons issued to Amitabh Bachchan by a federal court in Los Angeles in an alleged human rights violations case has been served on the superstar's Hollywood manager on Monday, according to a Sikh rights body.

Centre to Form Special Investigation Team to Probe 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Cases Closed by Police: Sources

Assembly Delhi | Written by Rahul Shrivastava | Monday February 2, 2015

In what may come as a ray of hope for the families of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, the Centre has reportedly decided to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe those cases which were closed by the police and did not reach courts.

New Government Should Look Into Visa Problem of Sikhs in US: Akali Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 17, 2014

India's new government should look into the issue of denial of visas to Sikhs who took political asylum in the US at peak of the militancy and in the aftermath of the 1984 riots, according to a top Sikh leader.

Large protests over Captain Amarinder Singh's remarks on Jagdish Tytler to NDTV

Elections News | Barkha Dutt | Monday April 21, 2014

Water cannons were used on a large group of Sikh demonstrators at the Congress office in Delhi today, as they tried to climb over police barricades and demanded action against party leader Captain Amarinder Singh for his recent remarks to NDTV on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.

1984 anti-Sikh riots: US court asks Sonia Gandhi to provide copy of passport

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 21, 2014

A US court has asked India's Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi to provide a copy of her passport to show that she was not in the US between September 2 and September 9 last year.

Soha Ali Khan to shoot for film on Sikh riots soon

Chandni | Tuesday March 11, 2014

Actress Soha Ali Khan is awaiting the start of the shooting schedule of her next project which is based on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Congress challenges US court jurisdiction in 1984 riots case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 7, 2014

Challenging the extraterritorial jurisdiction of US courts, India's Congress party has sought dismissal of a human rights violation case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence filed by a US-based Sikh rights group.

For Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor, finally, a point of agreement

India News | Edited by Devesh Kumar | Monday February 10, 2014

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung today gave his consent to the Aam Aadmi Party government's recommendation to set to a Special Investigation Team to probe afresh the riots that erupted across the city after Indira Gandhi's assassination at the hands of her Sikh bodyguards.

1984 riots: AAP government expected to decide on Special Investigation Team today

Delhi News | Edited by Nadim Asrar | Thursday February 6, 2014

The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi is expected to decide today on forming a Special Investigation Team to probe the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that followed the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.

Blog: what a young army officer saw in '84 riots

Blog | Colonel (retd) Bhupinder Malhi | Monday February 3, 2014

"Injured Sikhs lay on platforms; nobody was willing to help," he writes.

1984 riots: Sikh rights group to subpoena Rahul Gandhi before US Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 30, 2014

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, US court, 1984 riots, anti-Sikh riots

US court asks Sonia Gandhi to respond to 1984 case by January 2

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 16, 2013

A United States federal court has given Congress President Sonia Gandhi till January 2 to respond to a Sikh body's charges of protecting and shielding party leaders allegedly involved in the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence.