1984 Sikh Genocide: SIT decides to reopen 75 closed cases

Posted: 13 Jun 2016

 

NEW DELHI—Union government appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) setup to probe cases of 1984 Sikh genocide has decided to re-open 75 out of 237 closed cases. The move came after permission sought by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to organize SIT on State’s behalf.
Kejriwal had earlier written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he had stated that the SIT appointed by Union government couldn’t yield any result despite passage of more than a year its appointment.  Kejriwal had terms the Union Government SIT as a mere show off, not capable of bringing justice to the Sikh victims.  He had appealed to the Prime Minister to allow Delhi Government to organize SIT so that culprits of 1984 Sikh genocide could be brought to justice.
As per latest developments, the Union Government SIT will publish advertisements in the vernacular newspapers to appeal the witnesses and victims of these cases to join probe.  237 Sikh genocide related cases were closed due to unavailability of victims and evidences.
In more than three decades, the Union government of India has appointed 11 commissions and committees to probe Sikh genocide cases. Unfortunately, none of these commissions could bring the culprits to justice due to political influence of pro-Hindu political parties.