Anti-Sikh riots: SIT wraps up probe in 51 re-opened cases

New Delhi : The government today informed that after scrutinising 293 cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Centre had re-opened 60 cases for re-investigation. But 51 of those have been closed due to lack of evidence and witnesses.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Hansraj Ahir said that so far, the SIT has examined more than 1,000 witnesses in different states as part of its “further investigations”. “Out of the re-opened cases, chargesheet has been filed in four cases, 51 cases have been closed after conducting further investigation and further investigation in five cases is under progress. The SIT has examined more than 1,000 witnesses in different states in the country,” the minister said. The minister said there was no delay on the part of the SIT in completing the investigation. The records are very old and hence, after constant follow-up with different agencies, a large part of the records could be traced out.