Sajjan Kumar Passes Away

Sajjan Kumar Passes Away

Category: Modern Indian History / Polity / Judiciary

Notes

• Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died in August 2026 at age 80.
• He was associated with cases concerning the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
• Political career:
  • Delhi Municipal Corporation councillor: 1977
  • Elected to Lok Sabha from Outer Delhi
  • MP in 1980, 1991 and 2004
• Delhi High Court sentenced him to life imprisonment in December 2018 in a case involving the killing of five Sikhs and burning of a gurdwara.
• He was convicted in another case in February 2025.

Key Pointers

• 1984 anti-Sikh riots → Delhi → subsequent judicial proceedings
• Relevant to questions on communal violence, criminal justice and judicial accountability.