New Delhi:CBI on Wednesday told a Delhi court that it needed at least four months to complete its further probe in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was earlier given a clean chit.
The probe agency made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Shivali Sharma who directed it to expedite the investigation and file a final report. “You (CBI) file a final report. Tell me how much more time you want to complete the probe. Its an endless process. You file a final report and I will consider it. Expedite the probe and also give me the time frame,” the magistrate said.
CBI officials said they were waiting for the response of some agencies which will take time and sought four more months to complete the probe, after which the court fixed the matter for February 16.
CBI’s SP, who is supervising the investigation, told the court that they are making all efforts to complete the probe and an official spoke to Narinder Singh, son of a prime witness against Tytler in Canada, but he has refused to join probe.
“As far as probe within India is concerned, it is almost complete. We have tried to call Narinder several times. He picked up our call the last two times but has refused to join the probe and come to India.
“He says he is a Canadian-American and the laws of those countries would apply on him,” the senior officer said.CBI prosecutor N K Srivastava also said the agency was not hiding anything and has disclosed all facts to the court.
However, senior advocate H S Phoolka, who represents the riot victims, had alleged that CBI was shielding Tytler thrice by giving him clean chit in the case and that he was ready to provide assistance to the agency in completing the probe.
Phoolka was asked by the court if he can convince Narinder and bring him to India to join the probe, the counsel replied in negative saying he was not in his control.”We cannot bring him. But we can assist CBI in taking the help of Canadian authorities.
Let CBI give us the letter what help it wants from Canadian authorities, we will do it,” Phoolka said. The court had earlier pulled up CBI for delaying in communicating with Canada for help in tracing Narinder.
The case pertains to riots at Gurudwara Pulbangash in North Delhi where three people were killed on November 1, 1984, in the riots. (PTI)
