Sajjan Kumar moves SC against conviction in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Sajjan Kumar and sentenced him to life term for the 'remainder of his life' for his role in the 1984-anti-Sikh riots case.

Former Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against his conviction by the Delhi High Court in the 1984-anti Sikh riots case.  The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Sajjan Kumar and sentenced him to life term for the 'remainder of his life' for his role in the 1984-anti-Sikh riots case. Senior advocate H S Phoolka, who is representing the victims of the riots cases, said he has been told by the Supreme Court registry that Sajjan Kumar has filed an appeal against the high court's judgement. He said the victims had already filed a caveat to pre-empt any ex parte hearing in favour of Sajjan Kumar. Pronouncing the final verdict in the case against Sajjan Kumar, the Delhi High Court had observed that the mass killings of Sikhs between November 1 and 4, 1984 in Delhi and the rest of the country in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination was “carnage of unbelievable proportions”. The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Sajjan Kumar's plea seeking additional time till January 30 to surrender. Sajjan Kumar had sought more time, till January 30, to surrender saying he has to settle family affairs related to children and property and also needs time to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the high court verdict. More than 3,000 Sikhs were brutally killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots following Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her Sikh bodyguards who were upset with her over the Army’s Operation Bluestar inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar were accused of masterminding the riots.