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‘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.
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.
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.
Sajjan Kumar acquitted in ’84 riots case, will remain in jail
November 08, 2024 9:29 pm
Besides 1984, another case is pending against Kumar.
Centre's SIT opposes bail granted to Sajjan Kumar in anti-Sikh riots case
July 18, 2023 8:50 pm
A trial court, on April 27, 2022, had granted bail to Kumar in connection with the killing of a man and his son during the 1984 riots, noting that his name was first mentioned by the complainant after a period of seven years.
Anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan Kumar can use polygraph test in defence but report alone can't absolve him, says Delhi court
January 20, 2023 7:32 pm
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar had moved the court seeking a list of all documents the prosecution may not have relied upon in the case.
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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.
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