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Tytler contends that of the 3 witnesses the CBI is relying on, Harpal Kaur antecedently testified successful 2008 that she had not seen Tytler inciting immoderate mob astatine the tract of the incident. (File Photo)
While proceeding Congress person Jagdish Tytler’s plea to quash a proceedings court’s bid framing charges against him successful a 1984 ant-Sikh riots case, the Delhi High Court connected Tuesday called for the connection of a witnesser who has made contrary depositions implicit the years.
The lawsuit pertains to the deaths of 3 men erstwhile a mob acceptable occurrence to the Pul Bangash Gurdwara successful Delhi during the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. On August 30, a Rouse Avenue tribunal framed charges against Tytler successful the CBI lawsuit nether respective sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 302 (murder), 109 (abetment), 147 (rioting), 153A (promoting enmity betwixt groups), and 143 (unlawful assembly).
Before Justice Manoj Ohri, Tytler’s counsel submitted that the FIR successful the lawsuit was archetypal registered connected November 1, 1984, starring to the chargesheeting of 31 individuals, each of whom were subsequently acquitted. A supplementary chargesheet was filed later, successful which Tytler was not named arsenic an accused, and a 3rd chargesheet was submitted connected June 2, 2023, alleging abetment.
The counsel pointed to prosecution documents and said that Tytler’s beingness astatine Teen Murti Bhavan successful Safdarjung connected the time of the incidental was evident from Doordarshan footage.
“The proceedings tribunal refuses to look into the Doordarshan footage connected the crushed that this is my defence and alibi to beryllium considered astatine the signifier of proceedings but helium (trial court) forgets that this is not being provided by me, it is successful the prosecution papers. It’s absurdity…. either you accidental this Doordarshan footage is false… At the extremity of the day, 3 caller witnesses person cropped up. Harpal Kaur, Harvinderjit Singh and Abdul Wahid. These witnesses person travel into representation successful 2016 and 2023,” the Congress leader’s counsel said.
Tytler contends that of the 3 witnesses the CBI is relying on, Harpal Kaur antecedently testified successful 2008 that she had not seen Tytler inciting immoderate mob astatine the tract of the incident.
The tribunal has scheduled the substance for further information connected November 29.
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