Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

A court in Delhi today convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case.

The Rouse Avenue court has listed the case for arguments on sentence on February 18.

Sajjan Kumar is currently serving a life sentence in another anti-Sikh riots case in Delhi Cantt.


The case relates to the killing of two persons in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

The court reserved the judgment after hearing the final arguments in the case related to the killings of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984.

Though Punjabi Bagh police station registered the case initially, a special investigation team 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.

Putting Kumar on trial, the court order found sufficient material to form a "prima facie opinion that he was not only a participant, but had also led the mob".