Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, dies at age 80 while serving a life sentence in Delhi’s Tihar jail. Multiple outlets report that he is rushed to Safdarjung Hospital, where doctors declare him brought dead.
Kumar had been convicted in cases linked to violence against Sikhs that followed the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Mint and Free Press Journal cite a Delhi High Court life term tied to the killing of five Sikhs in Delhi Cantonment’s Palam Colony and the burning of a gurdwara. Free Press Journal also notes a separate life sentence in a 2025 conviction for the killing of two Sikhs in Saraswati Vihar.
NDTV and other outlets focus on his status in custody and hospital outcome, while biographical context is emphasized in NDTV’s profile pieces, including his tenure as a three-time Congress MP. Other reporting adds that at least one related case involving deaths in Sultanpuri had previously ended in acquittal by a lower court.
