Sajjan Kumar Acquitted

A Delhi court Wednesday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the killing of a person during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, giving him the "benefit of doubt".

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been found guilty and has been sentenced to life in jail for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by the Delhi High Court, which cancelled an earlier court order acquitting him.

With the debate on 1984 riots reignited, the focus is on how Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted in a major riots case, where he was accused of inciting a mob that led to violence.

Three men convicted of murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case have been given life sentence by a Delhi court. Last week, former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was acquitted in one of the riot cases, leading to huge protests in Delhi and other parts of the country.

A US based Sikh rights group has announced a million-dollar reward for those individuals whose testimony and evidence may result in the conviction of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.

The anger over Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's acquittal is now out on the streets. Victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots are protesting in Delhi today. A special CBI court yesterday acquitted Mr Kumar of all charges in one of three 1984 riots cases against him.

A man was arrested in New Delhi for allegedly throwing a shoe at a city court judge after he acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, police said on Tuesday.

Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress MP, has been acquitted by a special CBI court of all charges in one of three 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases against him. He was accused of murder and of instigating a riotous mob that killed five Sikhs in Delhi's cantonment area on November 2, 1984. Five other people accused in the case have been convicted, three of them...

A Delhi court Wednesday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the killing of a person during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, giving him the "benefit of doubt".

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been found guilty and has been sentenced to life in jail for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by the Delhi High Court, which cancelled an earlier court order acquitting him.

With the debate on 1984 riots reignited, the focus is on how Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted in a major riots case, where he was accused of inciting a mob that led to violence.

Three men convicted of murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case have been given life sentence by a Delhi court. Last week, former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was acquitted in one of the riot cases, leading to huge protests in Delhi and other parts of the country.

A US based Sikh rights group has announced a million-dollar reward for those individuals whose testimony and evidence may result in the conviction of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.

The anger over Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's acquittal is now out on the streets. Victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots are protesting in Delhi today. A special CBI court yesterday acquitted Mr Kumar of all charges in one of three 1984 riots cases against him.

A man was arrested in New Delhi for allegedly throwing a shoe at a city court judge after he acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, police said on Tuesday.

Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress MP, has been acquitted by a special CBI court of all charges in one of three 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases against him. He was accused of murder and of instigating a riotous mob that killed five Sikhs in Delhi's cantonment area on November 2, 1984. Five other people accused in the case have been convicted, three of them...