Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty For Sajjan Kumar In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case

The prosecution stressed that Kumar’s previous conviction in a similar case underscores the necessity of the death sentence, as life imprisonment would be inadequate for the severity of his crime that it said was “against humanity” and targeting the Sikh community.

Additional public prosecutor Manish Rawat adduced the submissions before additional sessions judge Kaveri Baweja, who has scheduled arguments on sentencing for February 21.

In its written submissions, the prosecution emphasised that Kumar was a key instigator in the brutal killing of Sardar Jaswant Singh (50) and his son Sardar Tarundeep Singh (18) in Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. The victims were burnt alive, while Singh’s wife, daughter, and niece sustained grievous injuries in the attack led by an unlawful assembly incited by Kumar.