Four arrested for killing 13 people in 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur
India Today
The SIT probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur on Tuesday arrested four more accused, taking the total number of arrests to 19.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in Kanpur on Tuesday arrested four more accused, taking the total number of arrests to 19.
The accused have been identified as Rajan Lal Pandey, a resident of Naubasta, Deepak, a resident of Barra, Dhirendra Tiwari, a resident of Kidwai Nagar, and Kailash Pal, a resident of Dabouli.
All the accused are above 70 years of age.
Among the four, Pal was wanted in four cases, including the murder of 13 people, including seven members of the same family. Pal was arrested on the testimony of the remaining brother of the family of seven that was killed during the 1984 riots.
SIT Deputy Inspector General Balendu Bhushan told India Today that four accused were arrested and sent to jail. “Nineteen arrests have been made so far. Others accused in the case will also be arrested soon,” Bhushan said.
The SIT was formed by the Uttar Pradesh government in 2019 to re-investigate the cases related to the riots, where the accused were either acquitted or the trial closed.
More than 1000 cases were registered in this case, out of which 40 were considered serious. The SIT had earlier identified 96 people as prime suspects, of whom 22 have died.
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