In anti Sikh riots case: former politician convicted after 41 years
Kanwar Inder Singh/royalpatiala.in News/ February 12,2025
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar is convicted by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special judge Kaveri Baweja passed the conviction order.
The matter has been listed for arguments on sentencing on February 18.
Sajjan Kumar, once a prominent figure in Indian politics, has faced multiple allegations over his involvement in the anti-Sikh riots.
He was convicted for the murder of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984 in the Saraswati Vihar area of Delhi.
Though Punjabi Bagh police station registered the case initially, a special investigation team later took over the investigation.
On December 16, 2021, the court framed charges against Kumar, finding a “prima facie” case against him.
According to the prosecution, a huge mob, armed with deadly weapons, resorted to large-scale looting, arson and destruction of properties of Sikhs to avenge the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
The mob attacked the house of the complainant, Jaswant’s wife, killing her husband and son apart from looting articles and setting their house ablaze, alleged the prosecution.
Sajjan Kumar is currently serving a life sentence in another anti-Sikh riots case in Delhi Cantt.
