PersonConvicted
Sajjan Kumar
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Details
- Role
- Former Congress MP
- Flagged for
- Sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court on 25 February 2025 for murder in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case; earlier sentenced to life by the Delhi High Court on 17 December 2018 in a similar case
- Status
- Sentenced to life imprisonment on 25 February 2025; no later ruling reported
Connections (1)
- Sajjan Kumar / Sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, 25 February 2025 / 1984 anti-Sikh riots
- Special Judge Kaveri Baweja sentenced him to life imprisonment, not death, over the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on 1 November 1984, citing his age of 80 and his illnesses. The report says the Delhi High Court had earlier sentenced him to life on 17 December 2018 for the deaths of five people in a similar incident.26 Feb 2025 · The Hitavada · 1984 anti-Sikh riots Sajjan Kumar gets lifer