Chandigarh, April 15: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today sought President Pratibha Patil’s intervention for protection of witnesses of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases, saying that they were being threatened, coerced and lured by Congress leaders.
He also appealed to the President for ordering immediate custodial detention of all accused, including Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler, as they were allegedly misusing their freedom to threaten the witnesses to retract from their original deposition or depose in their favour.
In a communique to the President, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president has referred to the sting operation in which a Congress leader was seen allegedly threatening witness Nirpreet Kaur to retract her statement against Sajjan Kumar.
-Agencies