Former MP Sajjan Kumar dies in jail while serving life for 1984 riots
It highlights the delayed justice for 1984 riots victims and potential impunity for perpetrators.
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, 80, died at a Delhi hospital while serving life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Convicted for the murder of five men and sentenced to life by the Delhi High Court in 2018, he was also given another life sentence in February 2025 for involvement in the Saraswati Vihar case. The cause of his death remains unclarified.
22 AUG 2026
— NDTV
Sikh leaders and families demanded an apology from the Congress party for allegedly praising convicted former leader Sajjan Kumar as a hero.
— The Hindu
Over 200 Sikh community members and victims' families protested near Rahul Gandhi's residence, burning an effigy and demanding an apology and resignation.
— NDTV
Punjab Congress leaders denounced former MP Sajjan Kumar as a "killer" and criticized praise from Deepender Singh Hooda, distancing themselves from Hooda's comments.
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