Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh : , November 17, 2017 : .The Uttar Pradesh government granted a six-month extension to its special investigation team (SIT), which is investigating the 1984 anti-Sikh violence.The SIT had sought extension and the state government has given time to the SIT to complete the investigation and make arrests by May 2022.SIT requested extension.
The state government granted time for the SIT’s investigation to be completed and made arrests before May 2022.
The investigation of the cases is almost over.
It is now almost complete.After the paperwork, only the arrest of the accused is now pending.
Only the investigation of the cases is almost complete.
In the anti-Sikh riots, 127 people were killed in Kanpur in the aftermath of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination on October 31, 1984.After Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31, 1984, there were anti-Sikh protestors in Kanpur.127 people died in these riots.
After the filing of the report, action could not be taken due to lack of evidence and witnesses.Due to a lack of witnesses and evidence, no action was taken after the file of the report.
The SIT has identified more than 80 accused.More than 80 people have been identified by the SIT.On verification, it was found that only 66 accused are alive.It was discovered that only 66 of the accused were alive after verification.
SIT Superintendent of Police Balendu Bhushan Singh said, “The testimony of one or two is pending.Balendu Bhushan Singh, SIT Superintendent for Police said that “the testimony of one to two is pending.” Other operations have been completed.The other operations are complete.
The accused will be arrested soon after completing the paperwork.After completing all paperwork, the accused will soon be taken into custody.We have identified a dozen rioters who were involved in several murders.”.”We have identified 12 rioters involved in multiple murders.”
The state government had set up the SIT on February 5, 2019, to inquire into the circumstances leading to the deadly riots.On February 5, 2019, the state government established the SIT to investigate the causes of the deadly riots.The team was set up after the apex court issued notice to the state government in August 2017 on a petition seeking SIT probe into the riots.
After the August 2017 petition by the SIT to investigate the riots, the Supreme Court issued notification of the formation of the team.
The four-member SIT is headed by retired Uttar Pradesh DGP Atul.
Retired Uttar Pradesh DGP Atul heads the four-member SIT.The other members are retired district judge Subhash Chandra Agarwal and retired additional director (prosecution) Yogeshwar Krishna Srivastava.Retired district judge Subhash Chandra Agarwal is the head of SIT, while Yogeshwar Krishna Srivastava (retired additional director for prosecution) serves as the second member.SP Balendu Bhushan Singh is its member secretary.Its secretary is SP Balendu Bhushan Singh.
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