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Sajjan Kumar was produced in the Rouse Avenue Court on 12 February. On this day, they were convicted.
In a 1984 Sikh riot case, there will be a debate on the sentence of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Friday. The Special Judge of the Rousse Avenue Court, Kaveri Baweja, will hear. The case is related to the murder of 2 Sikhs in Saraswati Vihar, Delhi. The gentleman was an MP from the outer Delhi seat during the riots.
The court convicted him on 12 February. After this, the sentence was to be debated. The government lawyer demanded the hanging in a written argument on 18 February. At the same time, Sajjan’s lawyer sought time to present arguments. The hearing was postponed till 21 February.
A case was registered against Sajjan Kumar under sections 147, 149, 148, 302, 308, 323, 395, 397, 427, 436, 440 of the IPC on charges of rioting, murder and robbery.
Three cases acquitted in 1, guilty in 2
1. In Palam Colony of Delhi Cantt The gurdwara was burnt after 5 Sikhs were killed. Sajjan Kumar was found guilty in this case. On December 17, 2018, the Delhi High Court sentenced Sajjan to life imprisonment.
2. On September 2023, the Rouse Avenue Court acquitted Sajjan Kumar in the murder of 3 Sikhs in Sultanpuri, Delhi. Cham Kaur, an important CBI witness in the riots, alleged that Sajjan Kumar was provoking the mob.
3. Sardar Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh were killed on 1 November 1984 at Saraswati Vihar. The rioters attacked with iron bars and sticks. After this, both the Sikhs were burnt alive. On February 12, 2025, convicted.
After the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984, there were riots in Sikh dominated areas. Thousands of people were killed in it.
Delhi government will appeal against acquitted accused According to the Nanavati Commission report set up to investigate the Sikh riots, only 587 cases were registered in Delhi, in which 2733 people were killed. Out of the total cases, about 240 cases were closed while in 250 cases the accused were acquitted. The Delhi government told the Supreme Court on February 17, 2025 that it would file a petition against the accused acquitted in 6 cases of Sikh riots.
1984 anti-Sikh riot: when and what happened …
- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31 October 1984.
- On the next day i.e. November 1, anti -Sikh riots erupted in many parts of the country including Delhi.
- According to PTI, only about 2700 people were killed in Delhi. The death toll across the country was around 3500.
- The GT Nanavati Commission was formed in May 2000 to investigate the riots.
- On October 24, 2005, the CBI registered a case on the recommendation of the Nanavati Commission.
- On February 1, 2010, the trial court issued summons to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, Balwan Khokar, Mahendra Yadav, Captain Bhagmal, Girdhari Lal, Kishan Khok, Maha Singh and Santosh Rani.
- On April 30, 2013, the court acquitted Sajjan Kumar.
- The CBI appealed against this in the High Court on July 19, 2013. On July 22, 2013, the High Court issued a notice to Sajjan Kumar.
- On December 17, 2018, the High Court convicted Sajjan Kumar in the murder of five Sikhs and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
- 21 years after the riots, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apologized in Parliament. He had said- whatever happened, his head bowed down with shame.
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