‘Why Is Sajjan Kumar Not Hanged Till Death?’ Victims’ Families React To Acquittal of Ex-Cong MP in Anti-Sikh Riots Case

As
A
Delhi
court
on
Thursday
acquitted
former
Congress
MP
Sajjan
Kumar
in
a
case
linked
to
the
1984
anti-Sikh
riots,
the
families
of
the
victims
have
demanded
a
capital
punishment
for
the
leader.

Speaking
to
news
agency
ANI,
am
Anti-Sikh
riots
victim
family
member
said,,”
I
lost
10
members
of
my
family.
Why
is
Sajjan
Kumar
not
hanged
till
death?..
We
will
approach
the
Supreme
Court…”

Reiterating
that
they
will
approach
the
apex
court,
another
member
of
a
victim’s
family
said,
“We
are
still
seeking
justice.
We
will
approach
higher
authorities
for
justice…
He
is
a
culprit.
We
will
demand
capital
punishment
for
Sajjan
Kumar.”

A
victim
family
member
fighting
for
justice
broke
down
on
hearing
the
verdict
and
said,
“Why
are
we
not
getting
justice?
Why
has
the
court
acquitted
him?
Our
11
people
were
killed.”

The
ruling
was
delivered
by
the
Rouse
Avenue
Court,
which
discharged
Sajjan
Kumar
from
the
charge
of
murder
in
connection
with
incidents
of
violence
reported
in
the
Janakpuri
and
Vikaspuri
areas
of
West
Delhi.
The
case
had
been
pending
for
several
years
and
reached
its
conclusion
after
final
arguments
were
heard
last
month.

Madras
High
Court
Says
Udhayanidhi
Stalin’s
Sanatan
Dharma
Remarks
Amount
to
Hate
Speech

Special
Judge
Dig
Vinay
Singh
had
reserved
the
judgment
on
December
22,
with
January
22
fixed
for
the
pronouncement
of
the
order.

The
case
against
Kumar
stemmed
from
two
FIRs
registered
in
February
2015
by
a
Special
Investigation
Team
(SIT)
following
complaints
related
to
the
1984
anti-Sikh
riots.
According
to
the
prosecution,
the
incidents
covered
under
these
FIRs
resulted
in
two
deaths.

NO
Relief
For
Ex-BJP
Leader
Sengar
As
Delhi
Court
Refuses
To
Suspend
His
10-Year
Jail
Term
In
Unnao
Case

The
first
FIR
pertained
to
an
incident
in
Janakpuri
on
November
1,
1984,
in
which
Sohan
Singh
and
his
son-in-law
Avtar
Singh
were
allegedly
killed.
The
second
FIR
related
to
an
incident
in
Vikaspuri
on
November
2,
1984,
where
Gurcharan
Singh
was
reportedly
set
on
fire
during
the
violence.

After
hearing
detailed
arguments
from
both
the
prosecution
and
the
defence,
the
court
concluded
that
the
evidence
on
record
was
insufficient
to
establish
Sajjan
Kumar’s
role
in
the
alleged
crimes.

However,
Sajjan
Kumar
has
denied
any
involvement
in
the
riots
throughout
the
trial.

Credit:

Oneindia