New Delhi: Even after 29 years of anti-Sikh riots that took place in 1984, the victims and their families are yet to get justice. On November 1, 1984, a huge mob from the suburbs of Delhi descended on various localities where mainly Sikh were concentrated. They were armed with iron rods, knives, clubs and some carried combustible materials, including kerosene. As on this day many innocent Sikhs were butchered, we take a look at what happened during the 1984 anti-Sikhs riots and the developments thereafter: 1. The 1984 anti-Sikhs riots was a riot directed against Sikhs in India, by anti-Sikh mobs, in response to the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards, there were more than 3000 deaths. 2. The day after Gandhi died a mob emerged out of nowhere, burnt down homes and killed many. 3. Sikh shops and establishments were targeted and burnt 4. Sikhs were killed in the main railway station 5. The mobsters swarmed into Sikh homes brutally killing men, women and children 6. A file photo of 1984 riots show irate mob thrashing people on road 7. The sikh massacre starts on November 1st, 1984. The first killing of a Sikh occurs in east Delhi 8. Armed mobs take over the streets of Delhi and launch a massacre 9. Trucks and buses were stopped on their way and innocent Sikhs were allegedly beaten by Congress supporters 10. Violence continued for days killing thousands of Sikhs across the country 11. Mobs stopped buses and trains, pulling out Sikh passengers who were lynched or doused with kerosene and burned alive
Updated on: November 01, 2013 17:01 IST
