Sajjan Kumar, former Congress MP convicted in anti-Sikh riots case, passes away
Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on December 17, 2018, in a case related to the murder of five Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh killings
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh killings, passed away on August 20, 2026, at the age of 84 in Safdarjung Hospital. Kumar was initially brought to the hospital with an altered sensorium and resuscitation measures were taken, but he could not be saved. He had a history of multiple hospital admissions due to high blood pressure and Parkinson’s disease.
Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 by the Delhi High Court for the killing of five Sikhs and burning of a gurdwara during the anti-Sikh riots. However, a Delhi court acquitted him in January 2026 due to the "absence of credible evidence" against him. Kumar was a three-time Lok Sabha member and had represented the Outer Delhi constituency.
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