Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Dies at 80 in 1984 Riots Case
Sajjan Kumar, the once-powerful Congress leader and former Member of Parliament who spent his final years behind bars for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has died at the age of 80.
Sajjan Kumar Passes Away
The former politician passed away while serving a life sentence handed down by the courts for orchestrating violence during the tragic anti-Sikh riots that erupted following the assassination of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
For decades, victims and their families fought a relentless legal battle seeking accountability. Judicial scrutiny eventually caught up with him, leading to a landmark conviction that dismantled his long-standing political immunity.
His death marks the end of a deeply painful chapter for survivors of the 1984 violence, closing the book on one of the most high-profile accountability cases in modern Indian political history.
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