Sajjan Kumar dies: What Nanavati Commission said about his role in 1984 riots
Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress MP convicted in 2025 for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, passed away while serving a life sentence at Safdarjung Hospital. The Justice Nanavati Commission of Inquiry, which investigated the riots, concluded that Kumar was "probably involved" in the attacks. The commission found "credible material" against Kumar, including testimony from various witnesses.
One witness, Jagdish Kaur, stated that Kumar told a gathered crowd near Mandir Mangla Puri, "Sardar saala koi nahi bachna chahida (no Sikh should be spared)." Another witness, Amarjit Kaur, alleged that Kumar led a mob that burned her husband, Captain Nazar Singh Mangat, alive. The commission also heard from witnesses in Mangolpuri, where Kumar allegedly addressed a meeting and blamed Sikhs for the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
The commission recommended examining cases in which Kumar had been named by witnesses but not charged, or cases that had been closed as untraced.
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