Ex-Congress MP Kumar was named as accused in the Janakpuri case more than 3 decades after the riots, following a 2015 SIT re-investigation. The chargesheet was filed in 2022.
Congress ex-MP Sajjan Kumar has been convicted for leading mob that murdered two Sikh men in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar, and has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment.
The ex-Congress MP was found guilty for murder of 2 Sikh men. Kumar has been behind bars for 6 yrs, serving life term in another 1984 case for burning a gurdwara & killing 5 Sikhs.
In 2017, Delhi HC criticised 1986 acquittals of 10 men in anti-Sikh riots cases and issued an interim order for a retrial. But there has been no relief for victims so far.
Sajjan Kumar, sentenced in ’84 anti-Sikh riots case, has said Delhi HC did not consider that other political parties may have sought to secure his conviction.
Earlier this week, Delhi HC set aside a trial court order acquitting Sajjan Kumar and sentenced him to life imprisonment for his role 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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