Delhi court sentences Sajjan Kumar to life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja delivered the verdict in the case of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh, who were allegedly murdered on November 1, 1984.

The prosecution and Jaswant’s wife had sought the death penalty for Kumar.

The court had convicted Kumar on February 12. While the offence carried a maximum punishment of death, the minimum sentence was life imprisonment. Kumar is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.