Cong leader Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life imprisonment in 1984 riots case

December 17, 2018

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Monday’s day proved to be black day for the entire Congress party with senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar being convicted in 1984 riots case. In a case of 1984 riots in Delhi, the Bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday sentenced four people, including senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, to life imprisonment while convicting them.

After the conviction, guilty Sajjan Kumar will have to surrender till December 31. On Monday the bench of Justice S. Murlidhar and Justice Vinod Goel passed this ruling. Sentenced to life imprisonment for Sajjan Kumar, a fine of Rs five lakh has also been imposed. Earlier, the lower court acquitted Sajjan Kumar.

Three more sentenced to life imprisonment with Sajjan Kumar

The court has sentenced Sajjan Kumar, Captain Bhagmal, Girdhari Lal and former Congress councilor Balwan Khokar to life imprisonment. At the same time, Kishan Khokar and former councilor Mahendra Yadav got 10 years in jail.

The High Court, while making a strong comment during this harsh decision, said that people were killed during the India-Pak partition in 1947, and after 37 years, Delhi witnessed similar riots. The accused continued to enjoy in political careers and escaped the trial. On Monday the Delhi High Court has given its verdict on a total of 7 appeals.

At the same time, the lower court had acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 Sikh Riots case in 2013 and the remaining accused have been convicted by the court.

After the conviction of Delhi’s veteran Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the killing of five people, the BJP, Sikh organizations alongwith the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have attacked Congress. Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said: “The sentence given to Sajjan Kumar in this case of Sikh riots is a welcome move from the court. The victims have long waited for this decision. ‘
At the same time, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Joint MLA of BJP-Akali Dal (Badal) said: “We thank the court. Unless Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar are hanged, our fight will continue till then. ‘

About 34 years later, the decision has been taken. At the same time, in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the Chief Minister’s swearing-in ceremony is on Monday, in such a way that the judgment against Sajjan Kumar can also make the decision of the Congressmen gritty.

This is the case

After the riots following the assassination of Indira Gandhi, five members of the same family were killed in November 1984 in the Rajnagar area of Delhi Cantonment. In this case, Justice S Murlidhar and Justice Vinod Goyal, the double bench of the High Court, reserved their decision on October 29 after hearing arguments on appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), riot victims and convicts.

In fact, the CBI had challenged the lower court’s decision to acquit Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the murder case of five Sikhs in the Raj Nagar area of Delhi Cantonment on November 1, 1984. During the hearing the High Court had asked what the State Machinery was doing? The incident happened right in front of the Delhi Cantonment.

December 17, 2018

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