A court in New Delhi on Friday (February 21, 2025) reserved for February 25 the order on the quantum of sentence against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
During the hearing, a complainant, whose husband and son were killed by a mob instigated by Kumar, urged the Delhi court to award death penalty to the former Congress MP.
The complaint was submitted through her lawyer before Special judge Kaveri Baweja, who reserved for February 25 the order on quantum of sentence against Kumar.
Who is Sajjan Kumar?
A significant ruling by the Delhi High Court – former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has been convicted in a dual murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. What does this mean for the decades-long legal battle? Let’s break it down.
On February 12, 2025, the Delhi High Court found Sajjan Kumar guilty of leading a violent mob that killed S. Jaswant Singh and his son S. Tarundeep Singh in Raj Nagar, Delhi, during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The prosecution proved his role beyond a reasonable doubt. He now faces either life imprisonment or the death penalty. Arguments on sentencing will be heard on February 18.
But who is Sajjan Kumar, and how did he become one of the most controversial figures linked to the 1984 riots?
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“The accused being the leader of the mobs instigated others to commit a genocide and crime against humanity and cold-blooded murders, and he deserve nothing less than capital punishment,” senior advocate H S Phoolka, appearing for the complainant, told the court.
The court has asked the counsel for Kumar to file his written submission within two days.
