Two former SC judges to probe anti-Sikh riots cases

Investigation panel to submit report by December

September 02, 2017 02:13 am | Updated 02:14 am IST - NEW DELHI

The Supreme Court on Friday appointed two former judges, Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and J.M. Panchal, on the supervisory committee tasked with vetting the investigation into 241 anti-Sikh riots cases closed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

On August 16, a Bench led by Justice Dipak Misra had decided to independently examine the investigation records of the 241 cases.

The committee would report back to the court by December.

A total of 3,325 people were killed in the 1984 riots in which Delhi alone accounted for 2,733 deaths, while the rest occurred in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and other States.

The SIT was set up on February 12, 2015, following a recommendation by the Home Ministry-appointed Justice (retd) G.P. Mathur committee. The SIT is headed by Pramod Asthana, an IPS officer of 1986 batch. It has Rakesh Kapoor, a retired district and sessions judge, and Kumar Gyanesh, an additional deputy commissioner of Delhi Police, as its members. The SIT had questioned Congress leader Sajjan Kumar thrice and asked him questions about the allegations that he instigated a mob in Janakpuri on November 1, 1984, which led to the killing of two Sikhs — Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh.

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