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New Delhi: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was convicted by the Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday in an anti Sikh riot case of 1984.
This case is linked with the killing of a father son duo in Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984. Sajjan Kumar is serving a life sentence in another anti Sikh riots case of Delhi Cantt.
Special judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the judgement and convicted Sajjan Kumar.
Sajjan Kumar was produced physically before the court. On January 31, the court had reserved the order after hearing additional submissions by the Public Prosecutor Manish Rawat.
This case is related to the killings of one Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh in Saraswati vihar area on November 1, 1984.
Advocate Anil Sharma had submitted that Sajjan Kumar’s name was not their from very beginning, law of foreign land is not applicable in this case and there was a delay of 16 years in naming Sajjan Kumar by the witness.
He had also referred to the case cited by the senior advocate HS Phoolka. He submitted that the law of the land will prevail even in the extraordinary situation and not the international law.
Additional Public Prosecutor Manish Rawat in rebuttal had submitted that the accused was not known to the victim. When she (a family members killed in the riots) became aware that who is Sajjan Kumar she named him in her statement.
Earlier, Senior advocate H S Phoolka had appeared for riots victims and argued that the police investigations were manipulated in the Sikh riots cases. Police investigation was tardy and to save the accused.
During the arguements senior advocate H S Phoolka had referred to judgement of Delhi High Court and submitted that It is not an isolated case, it was a part of bigger massacre, it is a part of genocide.
It was further argued that as per official figures 2700 Sikhs were killed in Delhi in 1984. It was an ordinary situation.
Senior Advocate Phoolka had referred to the Delhi High Court judgement in 1984 Delhi cantt case wherein the court called the riots crime against humanity. It was also said that objective of genocide is always targetting of minorities.
Initially an FIR was registered in Punjabi Bagh police station. Later on, this case was investigated by the Special Investigation Team constituted on the recommendation of justice G P Mathur committee and filed a charge sheet.
The committee had recommended the reopening of 114 cases. This case was one of them.
On December 16, 2021, the court had framed charges against the accused Sajjan Kumar for commission of the offences punishable Under Section 147/ 148/149 IPC as well as the offences punishable Under section 302/308/ 323/395/397/427/436/440 read with Section 149 IPC.
