Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 09:06am on 25 Feb 2025,Tuesday India
Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress leader, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The special court convicted him for the murder of two individuals during the riots, which were sparked by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. Kumar, accused of inciting the violence, had already been sentenced for other related murders in the Raj Nagar area. The complainant, who lost her family members, sought the death penalty. Despite calls for a harsher punishment, the court awarded a life sentence, citing psychological evaluations due to the complexity of the case and its capital punishment implications.
