1984 riots: Death penalty for one convict; another to serve life term - TIMES TODAY

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Tuesday, 20 November 2018

1984 riots: Death penalty for one convict; another to serve life term

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to convict Yashpal Singh for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and sentenced another convict, Naresh Sehrawat, to life imprisonment.

The verdict was pronounced inside Delhi's Tihar Jail due to security concerns.


Thirty four years ago, two young Sikh men were killed by a mob in Mahipalpur village in south Delhi. The two men who lost their lives on November 1, 1984, were Hardev Singh, who was then 24 years old, and Avtar Singh, 26.
The home ministry had constituted a special investigating team in 2015 to probe the 1984 riot cases.
It was an eyewitness testimony that proved crucial in the conviction of the duo accused of killing two Sikh men during the 1984 riots in the national capital.
Both accused were also convicted of dacoity, attempt to murder and other serious charges for they attacked the victims with a common intention and burnt their business establishments.

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