riots of 1984: Ready to examine after Jagdish Tytler case, says CBI

NEW DELHI: In a new turn in the 1984 anti- Sikh riots case, the CBI, which had given a clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, today said it is ready to examine once again the case against him if victim provides fresh evidence.The agency took this stand in a submission filed a local court which had listed the case for pronouncement of order today on whether to accept the agency's closure report.But Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SPS Laler was on leave and the the matter has now been fixed for December four.The CBI was replying to a fresh plea filed by complainant Lakhvinder Kaur, whose husband Badal Singh was killed in the riots, seeking deferring of the case to enable her furnish reliable information regarding witnesses quoted in the final report.In its reply, CBI said it has no objection if the case is deferred for granting time to Lakhvinder Kaur to get concrete information regarding material witnesses, Resham Singh, Chanchal Singh, Alam Singh, Jasbir Singh, Santosh Singh and Narender Singh."It is respectfully submitted that if the applicant (complainant) provides



(details of) the material witnesses in the interest of justice in the present matter, then the CBI is ready to take up further investigation on the additional evidence," the reply filed by CBI said.CBI was replying to the victim's plea filed by advocate Gurbaksh Singh that through reliable links, she has been able to trace witnesses who have assured her that if their safety is assured, they were ready to reveal  true facts about the incident on November 1, 1984 in which her husband was killed.It is prayed that CBI may be granted time with permission to examine the material if so supplied by the complainant," the agency said."Akali Dal Badal which is a partner in NDA government got an application filed 3-4 days back in the court in the name of the victim that they will provide the addresses of material eye-witnesses Resham Singh, Chanchal Singh and Alam Singh.CBI had re-investigated the case of killing of Badal Singh, Thakur Singh and Gurcharan Singh near the gurudwara after a court had in December 2007 refused to accept the closure report. Tytler has denied any role in the riots.