SC asks Centre to deposit 190 files related to 1984 anti-Sikh riots

The 1984 anti-Sikh riots had left over 3,000 people dead.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union government to deposit over 190 files in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, said reports.

The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which flared up after the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards, left around 3,000 people dead.

Many of the Congress leaders, including Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar and HKL Bhagat, are accused of instigating the riots as a retaliation to Indira's assassination.

The Special Investigating Team, which is re-investigating 58 cases related to riots, had earlier this month questioned Kumar in connection with the murder of a father- son duo in West Delhi.

Kumar has reportedly been questioned four times since last year for the anti-Sikh riots cases.

On the other hand, Tytler has been given a clean chit by the CBI thrice in the 1984 riots case but the court has ordered the top investigative agency to further investigate the matter.

According to reports, a Delhi court is set to hear arguments on CBI's plea seeking lie detection test on Tytler on March 30.

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