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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Prosecutors push for death sentence for Sajjan Kumar
The prosecution seeks the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted for his role in the brutal killing of a father-son duo during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The case has sparked calls for justice from victims and their families.
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The prosecution in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case has called for the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was convicted for the brutal killing of a father-son duo in Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar area during the riots.
Kumar was found guilty of the murders of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984. The Additional Public Prosecutor (APP), Manish Rawat, filed written submissions before the court, urging for the maximum penalty in accordance with guidelines from cases like Nirbhaya and others, arguing that the case falls under the "rarest of rare" category.
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