1984 anti-Sikh riots: No death penalty, court grants life imprisonment to ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: A special court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in murder case in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Kumar was convicted for the murder of a father-son duo in November 1984 in Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar. Last week, the public prosecutor submitted that the death penalty should be imposed, citing…

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1984 riots case: Court convicts former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar for killing of two in Delhi | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 riots case for killing two people of Saraswati Vihar area in the national capital.This case pertained to the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son, Tarundeep Singh, in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. Delhi’ Rouse Avenue court convicted Kumar…

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