New Delhi:
Three men, convicted of murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, have been given life sentence by a Delhi court. The Central Bureau of Investigation had sought death sentence for the three men - Balwan Khokkar, Girdhari Lal and Captain Bhagmal.
Two others, Mahender Yadav and Kishan Khokkar, were given a two-year and a three-year sentence for rioting.
The court, on April 30, while acquitting Congress leader Sajjan Kumar had held Balwan Khokkar, an ex-councillor, Mahender Yadav, an ex-MLA, Kishan Khokkar, Girdhari Lal and Captain Bhagmal guilty of being involved in the killing of five Sikhs during the riots that had broken out after the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984.
Sajjan Kumar's acquittal in the case led to huge protests in Delhi and other parts of the country.