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Court acquits Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case: ‘One can't be found guilty because he was involved in similar offences'

January 23, 2026 2:35 pm

The court also ruled that testimonies of defence witnesses did not aid Kumar’s case.

‘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.

‘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

‘Not an iota of evidence’: former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar claims innocence in 2 cases linked to 1984 riots

July 07, 2025 1:48 pm

The cases pertain to the deaths of Sohan Singh and Avtar Singh who were killed in Janakpuri, and Gurcharan Singh, who was set ablaze in Vikaspuri, amid the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

‘Brutal, reprehensible’: Court hands Sajjan Kumar life term in another anti-Sikh riots case

February 26, 2025 2:49 am

Sajjan Kumar is lodged in Tihar Jail, where he is serving a life sentence in another case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

‘Even if Sajjan Kumar is sentenced to death, we can’t get back the life we lost’: 1984 riot victims recount their pain

February 25, 2025 4:58 pm

Even as former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar awaits the court’s order on the quantum of punishment to be awarded in connection with a 1984 case, families displaced in the aftermath of the riots continue to be haunted by its horrors.

Crime broke fibre of trust, harmony amongst communities: Prosecution seeks death penalty for Sajjan Kumar in murder of father-son during 1984 riots

February 18, 2025 7:58 pm

The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was probing this case, had alleged that Kumar led a mob that burnt alive the two Sikh men — Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh — and destroyed and looted their houses acting on his directions.

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar leaves after appearing in the Karkardooma court in connection with the 1984 Sikhs riots' case, in New Delhi in a 2011 hearing

Why former Cong MP Sajjan Kumar was convicted of murder during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots

February 13, 2025 7:39 pm

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted Kumar of murder in a case related to the killing of Jaswant Singh and Tarundeep Singh, two Sikh men in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. Here is what to know.

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted for killing father, son in Delhi

February 13, 2025 1:16 am

Sajjan Kumar is serving a life sentence handed down by the Delhi High Court in a case related to the killing of five Sikhs and the burning down of a gurdwara in Palam Colony during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

It has been alleged by the prosecution that Sajjan Kumar was leading a mob and upon his instigation, the gathering had burnt alive the two victims. (Express file)

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court to pass verdict in case against Sajjan Kumar on Friday

November 28, 2024 10:28 pm

The case pertains to the alleged killings of two persons in Saraswati Vihar area during the anti-Sikh riots.

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Delhi HC sends Sajjan Kumar to jail for life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

After 34 years, the Delhi High Court held Sajjan Kumar guilty of being involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Here's what the court said and how political leaders reacted.