Delhi, February 12 : The Delhi court on Wednesday convicted Sajjan Kumar for the killing of two people in Saraswati Vihar area in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
The case relates to the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984. The Punjabi Bagh police station had registered the case and the probe was subsequently taken over by a special investigation team.
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, besides looting articles and setting their house ablaze, alleged the prosecution.
Putting Kumar on trial, the court found sufficient material to form a “prima facie opinion that he was not only a participant, but had also led the mob”.
Around 3,000 people, mostly Sikhs, were killed in the anti-Sikh riots that broke out following the assassination of Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984, by her two Sikh bodyguards.
Kumar (79) has been in jail since December 31, 2018, when he surrendered after being convicted and awarded life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court in another case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Summary: Sajjan Kumar is convicted for his role in the killing of a father and son during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.