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First India death sentence over deadly 1984 anti-Sikh riots

NEW DELHI, Nov 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – An Indian court Tuesday handed down the
first death sentence over anti-Sikh riots in 1984 that left nearly 3,000 dead
following the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi.

Relatives of victims rejoiced in the capital New Delhi after the judge
announced the verdict, the first since a Special Investigation Team took over
the probe in 2015.

BSS/AFP/IJ/1738 hrs