Admn, police were aware of planned 1989 riots, claim Sikh victims’ families

Relatives of the victims of January 13, 1989, riots, in which 14 Sikhs were killed, have blamed the then government for “deliberately” remaining silent while the mayhem was let loose. They said the police and the administration were well aware of the pre-planned strategy of the miscreants to rake trouble during the nagar kirtan, but did not act to save the situation. “My son, who was part of the religious procession passing through bus stand and was caught unaware by some goons sporting iron rods and hockey sticks in their…

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