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1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Sajjan Kumar given maximum possible sentence, s
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Earlier in the day, a Delhi court sentenced Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in connection with the killing of a father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. This followed his conviction on February 12 for their murders.
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SGPC says life term for Sajjan Kumar came 'too late,' calls it insufficien
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"I think this punishment has come very late--it has been almost 43 years since the incident. After 40-43 years, justice is no longer justice; it becomes a mere formality. But better late than never. I thank the lawyers who supported us in this fight. However, I think life imprisonment is muc
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"Strict action should be taken against the rest": BJP's Tarun Chugh welcom
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Chugh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for forming the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in 2014 to reinvestigate the case.
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"Not the rarest of rare": Court rejects death penalty plea, awards two lif
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The court considered a report from jail authorities citing Kumar's good conduct and noted that he is suffering from multiple ailments.
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Pakistan: Court indicts National Assembly Opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The bench, led by Judge Muhammad Naeem also indicted Punjab Assembly's Opposition leader Malik Ahmad Khan Bachar. The hearing has been adjourned till February 28 (Friday), as the court summons witnesses for the hearing, Geo news reported.
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"Jagdish Tytler and Kamal Nath are next": Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh S
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Sajjan Kumar has been awarded life imprisonment. I thank Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for constituting the SIT and reopening the case. These cases were closed for 35 years, and people like Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler, and Kamal Nath continued to roam freely as C
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"We are upset that someone like Sajjan Kumar has not been given death pena
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to the media, Kahlon said that justice would have prevailed even if Kumar was given life imprisonment.
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Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life in case related to killi
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Delhi Court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to the accused Sajjan Kumar in a case related to killing the father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area during the 1984 Anti Sikh riots.
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Sikh Community calls for death penalty for Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots case
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Ahead of the trial court's pronouncement of the sentence for Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, members of the Sikh community led by Sikh leader Gurlad Singh organized a protest in front of the court on Tuesday.
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BJP leader alleges certain police personnel trying to "create situation si
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"We have received a complaint that some policemen came to Karawal Nagar police station with the intention to create a situation similar to Delhi riots 2020...Rizwan, one of the policemen is a threat to Hindu-Muslim unity. We will complain against him to the CP and Union Home Minister," the B
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Court reserves order on sentence to be awarded to Sajjan Kumar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was Convicted on February 12 in a Saraswati vihar case of killing of the father Son duo on November 1, 1984.
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Northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case: Being a WhatsApp group membe
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Delhi HC is dealing with the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Abdul Khalid Saifi, Athar Khan and other persons accused in the larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots. They have been booked under the anti-terror law, UAPA.
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