Sajjan Kumar Acquitted in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case by Delhi Court

• Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has been acquitted by a Delhi court in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
• The case pertained to violence in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri areas of Delhi, where he was charged with rioting and spreading enmity.
• In August 2023, a court had charged him with rioting and spreading enmity, but acquitted him of murder and criminal conspiracy in this specific case.
• Sajjan Kumar is currently serving a life sentence in another 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, where he was convicted by the Delhi High Court for the deaths of five people in Palam Colony.
• The Nanavati Commission reported 2,733 deaths in Delhi during the riots, with 587 FIRs registered, leading to convictions in only 28 cases.

Why It Matters: Sajjan Kumar acquitted in one 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, but remains jailed for another.