CBI Gets NOD to Prosecute Sajjan Kumar & Jagdish Tytler In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
- CBI Gets NOD to Prosecute Sajjan Kumar & Jagdish Tytler in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
According to deadline set by Home Minister P Chidambaram, Delhi’s Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna granted sanction to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file chargesheet against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar & Jagdish Tytler for their alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Official sources said the sanction was given by Delhi’s Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna to allow the CBI to launch court proceedings against the Congress leader, an accused in the riots that shook the country 25 years ago after the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
Chidanbaram said: “The CBI has completed investigation or re-investigation of seven cases against Tytler, Kumar and late Dharam Das Shastri.”
“While in four cases, the CBI has sought permission under criminal procedure code (Cr PC) Section 196 from the Competent Authority to prosecute the accused persons, in one case the closure has been filed and accepted by the court,” he added.
In early December days, he had said in Rajya Sabha that Delhi Lt Governor has been advised to decide by month-end the CBI request for prosecution of the Congress leader.
