Anti-Sikh riots: Will support any probe, says Congress

New Delhi Jan 10 (IANS) After the Supreme Court on Wednesday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to further probe 186 anti-Sikh riots cases closed by an earlier SIT the Congress party said it will support any probe into the 1984 riots.

"I don t have not full information about the Supreme Court order. But if there is any order to do an investigation to ensure full inquiry the Congress will always support it " said Congress spokesperson R.P.N Singh.

"If any torture has been done to the Sikh community there should be a probe into it and if anyone found guilty must be punished " he added.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ordered formation of the new SIT -- comprising a serving Indian Police Service officer and a retired one.

The move came following receipt of a report by a supervisory committee that said of the 241 cases closed by the earlier SIT 186 were closed without further investigation.

--IANS
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