Special Investigation Team arrests three more involved in 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur

A special investigation team (SIT) on Thursday arrested three more people who were allegedly part of a mob that had set houses ablaze during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

During the anti-Sikh riots, over 127-people were brutally massacred in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The fresh arrests were made in two cases, one of which was lodged with the Naubasta police and the other with the Govind Nagar police.

The three arrested have been identified as Chandra Pratap Singh (67), Anil Nigam (61) and Ram Chandra Pal (61), the younger brother of Kailash Pal who was arrested on Tuesday.

They were produced before a court, and were sent to judicial custody for 14 days, as per Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Balendu Bhushan Singh, who is heading the SIT.

The accused have been booked under Sections 147 and 148 (Rioting armed with deadly weapon) 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) 302 (murder) and 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), DIG Balendu Bhushan Singh said.

In the investigations conducted by the SIT so far, 96 accused have been identified in connection with 12 cases, out of which 73 are to be arrested. A total of 22 accused have been arrested and sent to jail so far, the SIT is making efforts to nab the other 51 accused.