Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Dies, Safdarjung Hospital Sources Say
The former Congress leader had been serving concurrent life sentences in 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases after convictions in 2018 and 2025.
- On Thursday, former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died at the age of 80 while serving life sentences in Tihar Jail for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
- The Delhi High Court convicted Kumar of criminal conspiracy in 2018, overturning a 2013 acquittal in the Palam Colony case; a separate 2025 conviction in Saraswati Vihar also carried life imprisonment.
- Courts described the 1984 anti-Sikh violence as "crimes against humanity," while the Rouse Avenue Court convicted Kumar for a mob attack in Vikaspuri and Janakpuri that killed Jaswant Singh and Tarundeep Singh.
- ANI reported that prison officials brought Kumar to New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, where he was declared dead while serving concurrent life sentences.
- Despite securing an acquittal at the Rouse Avenue Court on January 22, 2026, Kumar remained imprisoned until his death, concluding years of legal proceedings regarding the 1984 violence.
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Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, serving life term in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, dies
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted for involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and serving life sentences, has died aged 84 at Safdarjung.Sajjan Kumar death, 1984 anti-Sikh riots, former Congress MP, New Delhi news, Tihar Jail inmate, Safdarjung Hospital, convicted politician, political figure death, riots conviction, Sikh community justice, Delhi High Court ruling, Lok Sabha member, Outer Delhi MP, Parkinson's disease, high blood pressu…
Convicted in 1984 riots cases, Sajjan Kumar dies in hospital
New Delhi: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, died on Thursday, August 20, Safdarjung Hospital sources said. The hospital has not yet clarified the cause of his death. Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on December 17, 2018, in a case related to the killing of five Sikhs and the burning of a gurdwara during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. …
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