{"id":237131,"date":"2025-02-12T09:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/former-congress-mp-sajjan-kumar-convicted-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-case\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T09:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:07:32","slug":"former-congress-mp-sajjan-kumar-convicted-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/former-congress-mp-sajjan-kumar-convicted-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118171162,imgsize-27636.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case\" title=\"Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"19\">A court in Delhi today convicted former <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> MP <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sajjan-kumar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sajjan Kumar<\/a> in a <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/1984-anti-sikh-riots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1984 Anti-Sikh riots<\/a> case. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->The Rouse Avenue court has listed the case for arguments on sentence on February 18.<\/p>\n<p>Sajjan Kumar is currently serving a life sentence in another anti-Sikh riots case in Delhi Cantt.<\/p>\n<p>The case relates to the killing of two persons in Delhi&#8217;s <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/saraswati-vihar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saraswati Vihar<\/a> during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/>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 &#8220;prima facie&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>The mob attacked the house of the complainant, Jaswant&#8217;s wife, killing her husband and son apart from looting articles and setting their house ablaze, alleged the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Putting Kumar on trial, the court order found sufficient material to form a &#8220;prima facie opinion that he was not only a participant, but had also led the mob&#8221;.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/former-congress-mp-sajjan-kumar-convicted-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-case\/articleshow\/118171162.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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