India: Information on the trial of Sajjan Kumar and other Congress Party members for murder and instigating a mob to riot in New Delhi in 1984 and on the state protection available to witnesses standing in this trial
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND23927.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Information on the trial of Sajjan Kumar and other Congress Party members for murder and instigating a mob to riot in New Delhi in 1984 and on the state protection available to witnesses standing in this trial, 1 May 1996, IND23927.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ace33c.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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Please find attached media reports on the prosecution and arrest of Sajjan Kummar and other Congress Party members for their involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi.
Information on the state protection available to the witnesses testifying against these people could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
The Associated Press (AP). 12 January 1994. Krishnan Guruswamy. "Riot Probe for Punishment of Persons Behind Sikh Massacre." (NEXIS)
_____. 16 November 1986. BC Cycle. Victoria Graham. "After 2 Years, India's Inertia and Turbulence Slow Gandhi." (NEXIS)
_____. 4 September 1985. AM Cycle. Tina Chou. (NEXIS)
All-India Radio [New Delhi, in English]. 29 December 1995. "Internal Affairs; Former Minister Charged With Murder." (BBC Summary 29 Dec. 1995/NEXIS)
The Baltimore Sun. 13 January 1994. Final Edition. "U.S. Favors Seating Tokyo, Bonn on Security Council." (NEXIS)
The Independent. 19 February 1992. Tim McGirk. "Punjab's Choice Between Sikhs and the Army." (NEXIS)
India Abroad [Toronto]. 16 February 1996. Vol. 12, No. 20. "Former Minister Is Arrested," p. 1.
_____. 16 February 1996. Vol. 12, No. 20. Mayank Chhaya. "Scandal Causes Tensions in Congress Party," p. 4.
Los Angeles Times. 24 February 1987. Home Edition. "The World; Blame Fixed in India Riots." (NEXIS)
The New York Times. 12 April 1985. Late City Final Edition. Sanjoy Hazarika. "India Agrees to Inquiry on Sikh Deaths." (NEXIS)
_____. 29 November 1984. Late City Final Edition. William K. Stevens. "Gandhi Makes Few Changes in Party Tickets." (NEXIS)
_____. 26 November 1984. Late City Final Edition. William K. Stevens. "India Politics: The Sun Sets on Old Ways." (NEXIS)
News India. 14 January 1994. Yogesh K. Yogiraj. "Panel for Punishment to Cong. Men: '84 Anti-Sikh Riots." (Ethnic NewsWatch/NEXIS)
United Press International (UPI). 15 May 1989. BC Cycle. Frances Ann Burns. "Judge: Prosecutor Who Sent Threats Can Stay Free." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report. Yearly. 1984, 1985.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 1984, 1985. Yearly. 1985, 1986.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. 1992-1996.
India Abroad [Toronto]. Weekly. 1996.
India Today [Delhi]. Fortnightly. October 1995-March 1996.
Oral Sources.
On-line search of media sources.
