Forty years after the bloody anti-Sikh riots, Delhi court there directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to frame it cost to Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler in the case that resulted in the death of three people in the 1984 massacre.
Special CBI judge Rakesh Siyal said there was enough evidence against Tytler, a former union minister, to try him.
“There is enough ground to proceed against the accused,” the judge said.
Charges against Tytler and others have been filed under sections 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment of an offence) read with 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
A quick recap for the 1984 violence & Tytler’s role in the massacre
Operation Blue Star is an important event in the history of India that took place in June 1984. It refers to the military operation ordered by the Indian government to get rid of the Sikh militants, led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who had fortified themselves in the Golden Temple complex. in Amritsar, Punjab.
The operation and subsequent events led to distrust and alienation among the Sikh community towards Indira’s government. The Indian National Congress, which was held responsible for the military operation, faced a significant backlash from the Sikhs, which affected the party’s political fortunes in Punjab and other regions with significant Sikh populations.
Indira’s murder
The fallout from Operation Blue Star led to a tragic event that changed India’s history. PM Indira Gandhi is going to meet British actor Peter Ustinov for a documentary film. Ustinov is going to be interviewed. As she walked through the garden of the PM’s residence at 1 Safdarjung Road, her trusted bodyguards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh opened fire on Indira and she fell to the ground.
He was taken to hospital and died a few hours later. Beant Singh was shot dead by another bodyguard Satwant Singh and conspirator Kehr Singh was sentenced to death.
Who is Jagdish Tytler
Indira’s assassination led to anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and other parts of the country, resulting in widespread violence, loss of life, and destruction of Sikh property.
During the riots, one of the names that surfaced was that of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who was accused of leading a mob that killed three people in Pul Bangash area in the capital.
Jagdish Tytler, born on August 17, 1944, in Gujranwala, a city in what is now Pakistan, is the son of James Douglas Tytler, who founded several famous educational institutions, including Delhi Public School, Summerfields School and JD Tytler Higher Secondary. school.
Throughout his career, Tytler has represented India at various international platforms. He served as a one-man delegate to the United Nations Conference on alternative energy sources held in Yugoslavia and led the Indian delegation to the United Nations on several occasions.
Tytler’s political career began under the leadership of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985, during which time he held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Civil Aviation, Minister of Surface Transport, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Manpower, and Minister of Food Processing.
He also served as Coal Minister during the government led by PV Narasimha Rao.
As a member of parliament, Tytler represented the Delhi Sadar Parliamentary Constituency from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1991 to 1995.
He also held the post of Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs (Independent Charge) and chaired the Committee on Environment and Science & Technology in the All India Congress Committee.
Background of the case:
On June 2, 2023, a Delhi court approved the additional chargesheet filed by the CBI against Tytler in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
In April 2023, Tytler appeared before the CBI and gave a sample of his voice in relation to the case for the Central Forensic Science Laboratory.
In May 2023, the CBI filed a charge sheet against Tytler in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, alleging that he instigated a mob to attack a gurdwara in Delhi where three Sikhs were burnt alive.
Special CBI judge Rakesh Siyal said there was enough evidence against Tytler, a former union minister, to try him.
“There is enough ground to proceed against the accused,” the judge said.
Charges against Tytler and others have been filed under sections 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment of an offence) read with 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
A quick recap for the 1984 violence & Tytler’s role in the massacre
Operation Blue Star is an important event in the history of India that took place in June 1984. It refers to the military operation ordered by the Indian government to get rid of the Sikh militants, led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who had fortified themselves in the Golden Temple complex. in Amritsar, Punjab.
The operation and subsequent events led to distrust and alienation among the Sikh community towards Indira’s government. The Indian National Congress, which was held responsible for the military operation, faced a significant backlash from the Sikhs, which affected the party’s political fortunes in Punjab and other regions with significant Sikh populations.
Indira’s murder
The fallout from Operation Blue Star led to a tragic event that changed India’s history. PM Indira Gandhi is going to meet British actor Peter Ustinov for a documentary film. Ustinov is going to be interviewed. As she walked through the garden of the PM’s residence at 1 Safdarjung Road, her trusted bodyguards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh opened fire on Indira and she fell to the ground.
He was taken to hospital and died a few hours later. Beant Singh was shot dead by another bodyguard Satwant Singh and conspirator Kehr Singh was sentenced to death.
Who is Jagdish Tytler
Indira’s assassination led to anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and other parts of the country, resulting in widespread violence, loss of life, and destruction of Sikh property.
During the riots, one of the names that surfaced was that of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who was accused of leading a mob that killed three people in Pul Bangash area in the capital.
Jagdish Tytler, born on August 17, 1944, in Gujranwala, a city in what is now Pakistan, is the son of James Douglas Tytler, who founded several famous educational institutions, including Delhi Public School, Summerfields School and JD Tytler Higher Secondary. school.
Throughout his career, Tytler has represented India at various international platforms. He served as a one-man delegate to the United Nations Conference on alternative energy sources held in Yugoslavia and led the Indian delegation to the United Nations on several occasions.
Tytler’s political career began under the leadership of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985, during which time he held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Civil Aviation, Minister of Surface Transport, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Manpower, and Minister of Food Processing.
He also served as Coal Minister during the government led by PV Narasimha Rao.
As a member of parliament, Tytler represented the Delhi Sadar Parliamentary Constituency from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1991 to 1995.
He also held the post of Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs (Independent Charge) and chaired the Committee on Environment and Science & Technology in the All India Congress Committee.
Background of the case:
On June 2, 2023, a Delhi court approved the additional chargesheet filed by the CBI against Tytler in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
In April 2023, Tytler appeared before the CBI and gave a sample of his voice in relation to the case for the Central Forensic Science Laboratory.
In May 2023, the CBI filed a charge sheet against Tytler in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, alleging that he instigated a mob to attack a gurdwara in Delhi where three Sikhs were burnt alive.
