New Delhi, Sep 30 : A city court Wednesday acquitted three people accused of leading a mob that lynched a man during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the capital.

Additional Sessions Judge Pinki acquitted Jagdish Singh, Sajjan Singh and Ishwar Singh, who were charged with leading a mob that killed Gurbakshish Singh outside his residence in Paschim Vihar as there was no concrete evidence against them.

Gurbakshish Singh was killed Nov 1, 1984, during the riots that followed the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi.

The victim's father, Swaran Singh Bhatia, had also testified in court that the mob, which had besieged his house, was not stopped by policemen who remained mute spectators during the entire episode.

The role of various policemen had come under the scanner after it came to light that they did not act diligently to save the victim.(IANS)