MP Sajjan Kumar

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets life imprisonment in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment for his involvement in the killing of two men during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the Saraswati Vihar area. Kumar was convicted on February 12 by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court for the murder of Jaswant Singh and his son, Tarundeep Singh. The court had reserved its verdict on January 31 after hearing additional submissions from Public Prosecutor Manish Rawat. Advocate Anil Sharma, rep...

February 12, 2025 6:24 PM

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted in double murder case

A Delhi court has convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the brutal killings of a father and son in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. The verdict was delivered by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja at the Rouse Avenue Court. Sajjan Kumar, who is already serving a life sentence in another 1984 riots case linked to the Delhi Cantonment killings, was physically produced before the court for the proceedings. The court had earlier reserved its verdict on January 31 after hearing ...