Congress leader Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, gets a life imprisonment
Congress leader Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, gets a life imprisonment
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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by the Delhi High Court after rejecting his acquittal from a lower court.

"It is important to assure the victims that despite the challenges truth will prevail," the High Court stated.

The court also said that criminals have enjoyed political patronage and appreciated the bravery shown by the witness Jagdish Kaur for pursuing the case courageously.

the court ordered that Kumar must surrender before December 31.

After the court ruling , Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Shiromani Akali Dal on conviction of Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case stated that “we thank the court for giving us justice. Our fight will continue till Sajjan Kumar & Jagdish Tytler get a death sentence & Gandhi family is dragged to the court & put in jail,” He was quoted by news agency ANI.

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel pronounced the verdict in the case related to the killing of five people in the Delhi Cantonment area following the assassination of Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984.

Earlier The CBI had filed an appeal challenging the acquittal of Kumar and stated that the trial court "erred in acquitting Sajjan Kumar as it was he who had set off the mob during the riots.

In 2013, the trial court had found guilty five others - former councillor Balwan Khokkar, former legislator Mahender Yadav, Kishan Khokkar, Girdhari Lal and Captain Bhagmal - for their alleged  involvement in decade old case.

 

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