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Police colluded with govt during Delhi riots
Cobrapost's sting reveals inaction of policemen in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
A sting operation by news portal Cobrapost reveals that Delhi police colluded with the Congress government during the 1984 antiSikh riots which broke out after the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi. The portal interviewed eight officers of Delhi Police, some of them admitting to their failure as a force, while others
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confessed that the top brass of the police force colluded with the then Congress government to teach Sikhs “a lesson�. The policemen interviewed include the then Kalyanpuri Station House Office (SHO) Shoorveer Singh Tyagi; Rohtas Singh (SHO Delhi Cantonment); S N Bhaskar (SHO Krishna Nagar); O P Yadav (SHO Srinivaspuri); and Jaipal Singh (SHO Mehrauli). The then police chief S C Tandon, conveniently parried all questions and then additional commissioner of police (ACP) Gautam Kaul straightaway rejected the idea that he had any first-hand knowledge of rioting. Amrik Singh Bhullar, then the SHO of Patel Nagar – who the portal
reporter also met – had named some local leaders in his affidavit, accusing them of instigating and even leading the frenzied mobs. The interview reveals that the operational dysfunction was so obvious through the rank and file of Delhi Police that the Kusum Mittal Committee, formed upon the recom-
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mendation of justice Ranganath Mishra Commission, had identified 72 police officers for conniving in the riots and arson or gross negligence in discharging their duty. Of these officers, the committee had sought the dismissal of 30. Their interviews to Continued on page 26
Happy 88th Birthday to Her Majesty
In honour of her birthday, a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, taken by renowned photographer David Bailey, has been released to mark her official 88th birthday, on Monday 21 April. Continued on page 6
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