Download AppNewsIndiaSajjan Kumar, ex-Congress MP convicted for anti-Sikh riots, dies at 80 in jail Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence in Delhi's Tihar Jail in anti-Sikh riot-related cases, was declared brought dead at Safdarjung Hospital.Former Congress MP Sajjan KumarFormer Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was convicted for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, died on Thursday at 80. Kumar, who was serving a life sentence in Delhi's Tihar Jail in riot-related cases, was declared brought dead at Safdarjung Hospital.Kumar, an influential Jat leader, was identified by the Delhi Police as the key instigator in the anti-Sikh riots that erupted across Delhi and parts of north India following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984. - EndsPublished By: Karishma Saurabh KalitaPublished On: Aug 20, 2026 13:52 IST
Sajjan Kumar, ex-Congress MP convicted for anti-Sikh riots, dies at 80 in jail
Full Article
Original Source
Read the full article at Indiatoday →KhanList aggregates and links to publicly available news content. We do not host full articles from third-party sources. Always verify important information with original sources.