A Delhi court has postponed its decision in a case involving Sajjan Kumar, a former member of Congress, related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The judge, Kaveri Baweja, was supposed to give the verdict today but decided to delay it until January 31. This was requested by the prosecution, who needed more time to discuss important points.
The case concerns the deaths of two people, Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh, in the Saraswati Vihar area during the riots. Kumar, who is currently in Tihar Jail, attended the court hearing via video call. The court had already heard the final arguments in November about what happened to Jaswant and Tarundeep on November 1, 1984.
Initially, the Punjabi Bagh police station handled the case, but later a special investigation team took over. On December 16, 2021, the court decided there was enough evidence to put Kumar on trial, indicating that he might have participated in leading a mob that harmed Sikhs in the area to retaliate after the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The prosecution claims that a large mob attacked the home of Jaswant’s wife, killed him and his son, looted their belongings, and burned their house.
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