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The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.
The Wire presents a timeline of the events leading up to 1984 anti-Sikh violence and the long and winding judicial process that followed.
Oct 31, 2014 · On October 31, 1984, Mrs. Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards. Her assassination triggered genocidal killings around the country, particularly in India’s capital city, New...
Nov 1, 2009 · Nearly 3,000 members of India's Sikh community were massacred after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards on 31 October 1984. Rahul Bedi, one of the first...
Jun 9, 2009 · The 1984 Delhi Anti-Sikh Pogrom refers to a four-day pogrom that took place in various parts of India’s capital, New Delhi, causing the death of nearly 3,000 Sikhs. It followed the assassination on October 31, 1984 of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, by her two Sikh bodyguards, in revenge for Operation Blue Star.
3 days ago · On May 20, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to anti-Sikh riots in 1984, following the assassination of the then Prime Minister of India on October 31, 1984.
Oct 29, 2014 · On October 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi was murdered in an act of revenge by two of her Sikh bodyguards. Following the assassination, mobs, often instigated by Congress Party leaders, went on a...
Oct 30, 2023 · 1984 anti-Sikh riots case: 39 years on, no end to trauma. In due course of time, the Central government in a notification issued on May 8, 2000 appointed Justice Nanavati Commission of Inquiry...
Oct 7, 2016 · 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Calls for justice in India. Rights groups aim to build pressure on government to ensure justice for victims of deadly attacks on the Sikh minority.
D elhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Friday reserved its order on the aspect of framing of charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case, relating to killings of...
