Court convicts two men in 1984 riots case

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local court yesterday found two men guilty of murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey convicted Naresh Sherawat and Yashpal Singh under various counts of the Indian Penal Code including murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons.

The court ordered that the convicts be taken into custody, and listed the matter for Thursday for arguments on the quantum of sentence.

Sherawat and Singh were facing trial for killing Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh in Delhi during the riots. (IANS)