{
  "id": 2103838,
  "title": "Sajjan Kumar, serving life sentence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, dies at 80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/sajjan-kumar-serving-life-sentence-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-dies-at-80",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:46:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/sajjan-kumar-serving-life-sentence-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-dies-at-80-11787214950347.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar passed away at the age of 80 on Thursday, August 20, according to news agency PTI, who cited sources from Safdarjung Hospital. The hospital has yet to confirm the cause of death, stating that Kumar was brought to the hospital dead. Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on December 17, 2018, for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. He was serving his sentence in Tihar Jail. Additionally, in February 2025, Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for the killing of two Sikh men during the riots. Kumar was a three-time Lok Sabha member, representing the Outer Delhi constituency and had been a prominent leader in the Congress party. He resigned from the party following his 2018 conviction.",
  "summary": "Sajjan Kumar was serving life sentence by the Delhi High Court in a case related to the killing of five Sikhs and the burning of a gurdwara during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}