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The Curious case of Justice Ranganath Misra who gave clean chit to Congress for 1984 Sikh massacre

K Bhattacharjee - 22 December, 2018

Ranganath Misra, the uncle of former CJI Dipak Misra, went on to become a Rajya Sabha MP from the Congress party between 1998-2004, after his report on the 1984 Sikh genocide, exonerating Congress

Crime

Sajjan Kumar, a mainstream Congress leader until he was convicted for the 1984 Sikh massacres

Shashank Bharadwaj - 17 December, 2018

Sajjan Kumar, who has been now convicted of murdering five Sikhs in the Delhi Cantonment area during the massacre of 1984, has stayed very close to the Congress party despite Congress party projecting otherwise.

Law

Sajjan Kumar enjoyed ‘political patronage’, ‘large scale efforts’ to protect him’: Delhi High Court

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2018

Today's judgment reversed the 2013 verdict of the Karkardooma trial court that acquitted Sajjan Kumar but convicted five others in the case

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Bhopal Gas tragedy, Rajiv Gandhi and Adil Shahryar: A sordid tale of alleged quid pro quo

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2018

There may well be more to the Bhopal Gas tragedy than meets the eye, but unfortunately, the truth about Adil Shahryar may be hidden forever

News Reports

Congress now uses Amnesty, which is under lens for FCRA violations, to target PM Modi

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2018

Amnesty UK had posted a tweet which read "Strong leaders don't bully charities".

Crime

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: A ‘dark chapter’ in history of independent India, said Delhi HC while upholding conviction of 88 people

OpIndia Staff - 28 November, 2018

The court expressed its disappointment over the delay in justice delivery to the victims and the failure to usher judicial reforms.

Crime

1984 Sikh genocide was planned at Sonia Gandhi’s residence, she should be interrogated, says Sukhbir Badal

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2018

Sukhbir Singh Badal said the Sikhs were butchered under the supervision of Rajiv Gandhi and he purposely didn’t call the Army for four days.

Crime

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: 34 years later, court awards death penalty to a convict, life term to another

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2018

The two convicts, Naresh Sehrawat, and Yashpal Singh were held guilty by the court for killing 24-year-old Hardev Singh and 26-year-old Avtar Singh thirty-four years ago on November 1, 1984, at Mahipalpur village in south Delhi.

News Reports

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: Prosecution witness identifies Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in Patiala House Court

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2018

Cham Kaur and others had filed an application seeking police protection as she was approached by a stranger asking her not to depose against Sajjan Kumar.