Convict Gets Death In 1984 Anti-Sikh Genocide Case, Life Term For Another.

[Punjabiwolves]

NEW DELHI: 

One of the two attackers convicted of killing two men during the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 has been sentenced to death by a Delhi court. The other convict will spend life in prison, the court said today.

Naresh Sherawat, 68, and 55-year-old Yashpal Singh were convicted of killing the two men in south Delhi's Mahipalpur. They have also been fined Rs. 35 lakh each.

Yashpal Singh's death punishment in the anti-Sikh riots is the first since 1996 when Kishori Lal, a butcher, was sentenced to death in at least five cases by lower courts. The Supreme Court later commuted it to life term.

Sherawat, the second person to get life imprisonment in 34 years, worked at the Mahipalpur post office while Yashpal Singh was a transporter.

The verdict has given "Sikhs a ray of hope", said Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

 

 

 

[Punjabiwolves]

I think its small progress but none the less progress and gives hope the top end govt people involved like Jagdish Tyler and Sujjan Kumar will face the death penalty.

[puzzled]

That's good to know ...