A Delhi court is likely to deliver its verdict on January 21 in the 1984 anti-Sikh murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu
A Delhi court is likely to deliver its verdict on January 21 in the 1984 anti-Sikh murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.
This case is related to the alleged killing of two men in the Saraswati Vihar area during the riots.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, who was supposed to issue the order on Wednesday (January 8, 2025), postponed the announcement. “January 21 is the next day,” said the judge.
Mr. Kumar, currently lodged in Tihar Central Jail, appeared before the court through video conferencing.
The court reserved judgment after hearing closing arguments in the case related to the murder of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984.
Although the Punjabi Bagh police station initially registered the case, a special investigation team then conducted the investigation.
On December 16, 2021, the court ordered Mr.
According to the prosecutor, a large mob, armed with deadly weapons, resorted to massive looting, burning and destruction of Sikh buildings to avenge the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
A group of people attacked the house of the complainant, Jaswant Singh’s wife, killed her husband and their son, apart from looting their property and burnt their house, said the prosecutor.
It puts Mr. In the Kumar case, the court found sufficient information to form “a genuine impression that he was not only a participant but also a leader of the mob”.
Published – January 08, 2025 01:55 pm IST