Tribune India Calls 1984 Event, Genocide

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’84 riots

Key witness offers to testify before CBI

Sanjay Bumbroo

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 26

Jasbir Singh from the USA, a crucial eyewitness of genocide of Sikhs, allegedly masterminded by Jagdish Tytler, senior Congress leader from Delhi, has offered himself to testify in the court of law.

Jasbir had given an affidavit to Jain Aggarwal and the Nanawati Commission and also to the CBI against the Congress leader alleging that he had rebuked his henchmen for killing less number of Sikhs as compared to other parts of Delhi.

In a statement sent through his attorney Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US-based attorney, to president of the All-India Sikh Student Federation Karnail Singh Peer Mohammad, Jasbir said he was ready despite the serious threats of life to him and his family for any inquiry or affidavit to pursue case against Tytler. The CBI may contact him through his lawyer to pursue the case.

Claiming to be an eyewitness to the infamous statement allegedly made by the Congress leader in the aftermath of Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi’s assasination in October 1984, where he had rebuked his henchmen for killing a large number of Sikhs but they had betrayed him.

He said the CBI had recorded in their files that Jasbir could not be examined as he lives abroad. He pointed out that the premier investigating agency had committed a gross negligence for its failure to follow his crucial testimony, which was mentioned in detail in his affidavit and added that he was still available to corroborate his statement before the CBI.

He had organised many affidavits from various eyewitnesses and put them before the Jain Aggarwal Committee in Nanavati Commission. He said since he was a key eyewitness to personal promptings of his henchmen to indulge in the large-scale mayhem as was organised in other parts of Delhi, the threat to his life made him move to the USA.

Seeking security for his family who were still living in India from the government he said he was ready to testify against Jagdish Tytler before any court or law or judicial authority.

He said the pressure continues to be exerted on his family with serious consequences and in case of any harm to them he would hold ruling party, Congress and Government of India, responsible for their failure to protect his family.

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