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‘Govt failed to defend the case properly’: Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal shocks 1984 riot victims’ families in Punjab
January 22, 2026 6:55 pm
A Delhi court acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Thursday in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, saying there is ‘no evidence of instigating any such mob’ and ‘of conspiracy’ in connection with the violence in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri.
‘Most witnesses hearsay, failed to name accused for 3 decades’: Delhi court acquits former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in 1984 Janakpuri-Vikaspuri anti-Sikh riot case
January 22, 2026 11:41 am
The prosecution examined 18 witnesses, including nine alleged eyewitnesses, in the anti-Sikh riots case. The judge chose to focus on the reliability of these witnesses' testimonies while passing judgment.
41 years on, justice still eludes 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims: Only 13 murder convictions, 253 cases ended in acquittals
November 01, 2025 11:22 am
More than 2,700 members of the Sikh community were murdered in four days of violence in the Capital in the aftermath of the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31.
‘Complainant planted in political vendetta by probe agency’: Sajjan Kumar challenges conviction in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
October 18, 2025 12:25 am
The appeal, listed for hearing before a Delhi High Court bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain on Friday, has been adjourned to November 19
After SC rap, Delhi Police to challenge six acquittals in 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases
February 18, 2025 9:49 am
Taking note, the bench directed the police to ensure that the proposed SLPs be “filed in the maximum period of six weeks from today”
SC raps Delhi Police: 'Stop filing half-hearted appeals' against acquittals in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases
February 20, 2025 11:45 am
Top court questions police commitment as Justice Dhingra panel reveals systematic 'hushing up' of riot cases.
1984 riots: Congress leader Jagdish Tytler seeks quashing of charges, pleads alibi
October 02, 2024 3:57 am
Jagdish Tytler’s counsel says the trial court refused to consider Doordarshan footage that according to him showed the Congress leader's presence at Teen Murti Bhavan when three men died in arson at the Pul Bangash Gurdwara in Delhi during the 1984 riots.
At North Delhi gurdwara, memories of anti-Sikh riots 40 years ago resurface
August 31, 2024 8:52 am
After Delhi court orders that Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, accused in the 1984 riots, is set to face trial for charges including hate speech and murder
In homes that witnessed 1984 riots, wounds still fresh: ‘Puraane zakhm kaise bharenge?’
December 18, 2018 6:44 am
The court noted Nirpreet Kaur’s testimony about how her father Nirmal Singh was killed, and the attack on the Raj Nagar gurdwara. Two shops away from the gurdwara is Nirmal’s home, now owned by another family which runs an electronics shop.
Speak,Memory
November 24, 2013 3:59 am
Author Jaspreet Singh on his new novel based on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984,and the politics of remembering.
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