1984 Anti Sikh Riots
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1984 anti-Sikh riots: SIT arrests two more accused in Kanpur
•The SIT has so far arrested 13 people in connection with the violence that took place following the assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards in Delhi
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Five more arrested in Kanpur
•Till now, the Special Investigation Team has arrested 11 people in connection with the violence that took place following the assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Two more held for mass killings in Kanpur
•The arrests were made from Ghatampur and the number of those held by the SIT so far has reached six
UP: SIT arrests four men in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
•The arrests were made on Wednesday by the SIT, headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police Balendu Bhushan Singh, from the Ghatampur area of Kanpur
Recall 1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over kerosene remark at London event
•BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a sharp attack on the Congress leader for his remarks at a conference where Gandhi accused the ruling party of spreading 'kerosene all over the country, you need one spark and we will be in big trouble'
1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC refuses interim bail to ex-MP Sajjan Kumar
•A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh told Kumar's counsel that the former was accused of "heinous crime" and that he could be treated as a "super VIP patient".
SC refuses to hear plea for interim bail for 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Mahender Yadav who tested positive for COVID-19
•Besides Yadav, former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar are serving life imprisonment in the case after the Delhi High Court had convicted them on 17 December, 2018.
Congress files FIR against Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga over remarks against Rajiv Gandhi over 1984 riots; Sambit Patra says plaint will ‘expose ex-PM’
•The BJP hit out at the Congress over registration of an FIR in Chhattisgarh against BJP Delhi unit spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga for his remarks against Rajiv Gandhi, and said it will only 'expose' the former prime minister
1984, When the Sun Didn’t Rise: Scars of anti-Sikh violence won't fade, Teenaa Kaur Pasricha finds
Suryasarathibhattacharya •1984, When the Sun Didn’t Rise opens in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar which, over the years, has come to be known as 'Widows Colony' — many of the families of those killed in 1984 live in this quaint neighbourhood.
Delhi Police's inaction towards protecting minorities reminiscent of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, says SAD MP Naresh Gujral
•Delhi violence: Shiromani Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral said on Thursday that the Delhi Police's "inaction" towards protecting the lives and properties of minorities in the national capital is "reminiscent" of what happened during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots