Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the case of murder of two members of a family in Delhi during the 1984 Sikh riots. Along with this, a fine of Rs five lakh has also been imposed on Sajjan Kumar.
On October 31, 1984, when the then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was assassinated, a massacre of Sikhs took place in Delhi and other states, in which more than 3000 Sikhs were killed.
The Delhi High Court has accepted the appeal of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the acquittal of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar and others. The Supreme Court has ordered the complete health report of accused Sajjan Kumar to be submitted within 7 days. The
Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The case relates to the murder of a father-son couple in Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984. The case has been listed for sentencing on February 18.
Gill Bikram Singh