CONGRESS LEADER SAJJAN KUMAR, EX MP, GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN 1984 RIOTS CASE |
Delhi High Court in the national capital of India, convicted senior Indian National Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, for `conspiracy to commit murder` in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced him to imprisonment for life. Kumar`s life imprisonment will be for the remainder of his natural life. A bench of Justices S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel convicted Kumar for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity and acts against communal harmony. The conviction of five others including former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal, Girdhari Lal, former MLAs Mahender Yadav and Kishan Khokhar - were also upheld by the high court.
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