Kochi: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, 79, was awarded life imprisonment by a Delhi court for his role in the murder of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.The court found him guilty of leading and inciting a mob that targeted Jaswant Singh and his family.
The 1984 assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards triggered widespread violence against the Sikh community.
Sajjan Kumar was sworn in as Delhi Councillor in 1977.
He later became General Secretary of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), Delhi.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Outer Delhi constituency on a Congress ticket in 1980.
He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991. He won the Outer Delhi seat with a record over 8.5 lakh votes in 2004.
Sajjan Kumar was a key accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that broke out after Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
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Sajjan Kumar gets life term
