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Nanavati Commission issues notices in 1984 riots case
New Delhi, Oct 28: Nanavati Commission probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots today issued notices to 14 persons including senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Vasant Sathe and Delhi Police Joint Commissioner Amod Kanth asking them to produce evidence in their defence as it felt their reputation was likely to be `prejudicially affected` by the inquiry report.
New Delhi, Oct 28: Nanavati Commission probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots today issued notices to 14 persons including senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Vasant Sathe and Delhi Police Joint Commissioner Amod Kanth asking them to produce evidence in their defence as it felt their reputation was likely to be "prejudicially affected" by the inquiry report.
Justice G T Nanavati also issued notices under Section 8-B of the commission of inquiry act to the then MP from Karol Bagh Dharam Das Shastri and six others besides the then ACP Gautam Kaul, then SHO Paharganj K K Manan and SI Hoshiyar Singh, then in-charge of police force in North Avenue.
All the Section 8-B noticees have been asked to appear before the Commission on November 10.
Kamal Nath and Sathe are alleged to have led a mob that attacked Gurudwara Rakabganj here while Kanth and Manan are accused of arresting 16 Sikhs including five minors and four women who were firing in their defence during the riots in Paharganj area.
Justice G T Nanavati also issued notices under Section 8-B of the commission of inquiry act to the then MP from Karol Bagh Dharam Das Shastri and six others besides the then ACP Gautam Kaul, then SHO Paharganj K K Manan and SI Hoshiyar Singh, then in-charge of police force in North Avenue.
All the Section 8-B noticees have been asked to appear before the Commission on November 10.
Kamal Nath and Sathe are alleged to have led a mob that attacked Gurudwara Rakabganj here while Kanth and Manan are accused of arresting 16 Sikhs including five minors and four women who were firing in their defence during the riots in Paharganj area.
Later, both Kanth and Manan, now an ACP, were awarded President's medal for the their role in arresting them.
Justice G T Nanavati, who has already completed recording of evidence, is scrutinising the same before writing his report.
However, the commission is supposed to issue notices to all those persons whose reputation, in its opinion, was likely to be prejudicially affected by the inquiry.
Bureau Report