Special judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the judgement for the alleged killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984.
The complainant, wife of Jaswant, and the prosecution had sought death penalty for Kumar. The offence of murder carried a maximum punishment of death penalty, while the minimum sentence was life imprisonment.
Sikh leader Gurlad Singh told ANI, “We will not accept anything less than the death penalty. We are not happy with the verdict. We will appeal to the govt to go to a higher court and announce the death penalty for Sajjan Kumar.”
He is already serving life term in another case related to riots. He is currently lodged in Tihar jail.
On February 12, the court convicted Kumar for the offence and sought a report from Tihar Central Jail on his psychiatric and psychological evaluation in view of a Supreme Court order asking for such a report in cases attracting capital punishment.
On December 16, 2021, the court framed charges against Kumar, finding a “prima facie” case against him.
The prosecution alleged a huge mob, armed with deadly weapons, resorted to large-scale looting, arson and destruction of properties of Sikhs to avenge the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
With inputs from PTI
First Published: Feb 25, 2025 2:15 PM IST
