“Only Took 5 Minutes, No Inputs Against Me,” Congress’ Jagdish Tytler After Submitting Voice Sample In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, who is accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, said that it hardly took five minutes for him to get his voice sample recorded when he has been summoned by the CBI (Central Investigation Bureau). Moreover, the Congress leader denied all the accusations charged against him.

When the media asked Tytler about CBI questioning, he responded, “They don’t ask.” The leader added that he was just there to record his voice and also, there are no inputs against him.

1984 anti-Sikh riots

During the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, three people lost their life. The incident occurred on 1 November 1984, the day following the assassination of the former prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi, by her Sikh bodyguards. Jagdish Tylter is accused of inciting the mob after which the violence within the national capital’s Pul Bangash area was ignited.

According to the CBI officials, the agency has made the latest move after fetching ‘fresh evidence’ in the case. The officials said that the Congress leader has arrived at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in the CGO Complex and his voice samples were collected by the experts.

After submitting his voice samples, Tytler denied that the samples were linked to the 1984 riots case and said they were collected for some other case.

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Prepared to hang myself: Jagdish Tytler

While speaking to the news agency, Tytler said, “What have I done? If there’s evidence against me, then I’m prepared to hang myself…It wasn’t related to the 1984 riots case for which they wanted my voice (sample), but another case.”

Recently, the CBI has filed three closure reports in this case which were challenged by the victims of the 1984 incident.

In December 2015, the court directed CBI to further probe the incident and make sure that no aspect of the case is left uninvestigated. The court also ruled that it will monitor the investigation every two months.

After a court in December 2007 rejected the CBI’s closure report, the top investigating bureau proceeded to reopen its investigation into the killings of Badal Singh, Thakur Singh, and Gurcharan Singh near the Gurudwara. The CBI is submitting regular updates on the case to a special court in the same region.