Breaking News: 1984 Sikh Genocide -Supreme Court Of India Acquits 15 Trilokpuri Genocide Convicts
DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has acquitted 15 convicts linked to a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide.The punishment of all these convicts was retained by the Delhi High Court. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said there was no direct evidence against these men and they were not […]
India: 1984 Sikh Genocide – Supreme Court To Hear Sajjan Kumar’s Bail Plea On April 8
DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday said that bail plea of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was sentenced to life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh genocide case, will be heard on April 8 after Justice Sanjiv Khanna once again recused himself from hearing the matter. On February 25, Justice Khanna had recused himself from hearing […]
India: 1984 Sikh Genocide – Convict Yashpal Seeking To Challenge Death Sentence At Delhi High Court
DELHI: The sole convict to be awarded the death sentence in a recent 1984 Sikh genocide case judgement has sought bail and suspension of his death sentence from the Delhi High Court. The court has adjourned the petition by Yashpal Singh (pictured below) to 29 January 2019. The Delhi Patiala House Court had earlier this year pronounced the […]
Breaking News: Sajjan Kumar Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Over 1984 Sikh Genocide
DELHI: After thirty-four years and numerous commissions, senior Congress party member Sajjan Kumar has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the mass murder of thousands of Sikh men, women and children across India, predominantly in states under Congress party rule. Kumar is the most prominent figure to be convicted in connection with the […]
India: Delhi High Court Seeks Police Response On 1984 Sikh Genocide Convict’s Plea Challenging Death Sentence
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought a response by the police on a plea by Yashpal Singh challenging the death sentence awarded to him in a 1984 anti-Sikh genocide case. Yashpal has filed the appeal against his conviction and sentence by a trial court here. He has also filed a bail plea in […]
India: Delhi High Court Terms 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms As A Genocide
DELHI: Terming the 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom as a “genocide”, on 28 November, the Delhi High Court finally convicted 89 defendents who took part in a carnage in Delhi’s Trilokpuri, 34 years after the incident and 22 years after the trial court verdict. In his seventy-nine page judgement, Honourable Justice R K Gauba said that the protracted […]
India: Delhi High Court upholds conviction of 88 people in 1984 anti-Sikh genocide
DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of 88 people by a trial court in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh genocide in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area. The convicts had challenged the August 27, 1996 judgement of a Sessions Court which had convicted 88 out of the 107 people arrested on 2 November 1984 for […]
