SC Hearing on Role of Police in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

The Center said in the Supreme Court on Wednesday that further action would be taken as per the recommendations made in the Justice Dhingra Commission report.
Sikhs fleeing the capital stranded at the New Delhi railway station on November 2 during 1984 riots in Delhi. Express archive photo
Sikhs fleeing the capital stranded at the New Delhi railway station on November 2 during 1984 riots in Delhi. Express archive photo

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday on a petition filed to investigate the role of police in the anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.

Meanwhile, the central government said in the Supreme Court that in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, Justice Dhingra-led SIT had accepted the report. The court also said that action will be taken on the basis of the report.

The Center said in the Supreme Court on Wednesday that further action would be taken as per the recommendations made in the Justice Dhingra Commission report. At the same time, the petitioners have demanded that the appeal should be as per the recommendation of the Dhingra Commission report. On this, the Supreme Court said that the aggrieved parties can file an application and demand.

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