Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Delhi High Court Closes Sajjan Kumar Appeal After Death
Sajjan Kumar was convicted in a case involving the deaths of two people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
He appealed the conviction in the Delhi High Court.
Kumar died on August 20 while serving life sentences in Tihar jail.
Because he died, the court said his appeal could not continue.
The case concerned Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh.
They were killed in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984.
A trial court had sentenced Kumar to life imprisonment in February 2025.
The court also said the crime did not qualify for the death penalty.
The Delhi High Court closed Sajjan Kumar’s appeal after his death on August 20.
The appeal challenged his conviction in the killings of Jaswant Singh and Tarundeep Singh.
The killings occurred in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984, during anti-Sikh riots.
Kumar received life imprisonment in the case after a trial-court conviction in February 2025.
He was also serving a life sentence for a separate 1984 riots case involving five Sikhs and a gurdwara.
- Who
- Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, the Delhi High Court, and the victims Jaswant Singh and Tarundeep Singh.
- What
- The Delhi High Court closed, or abated, Kumar’s appeal against his conviction in a 1984 riots murder case.
- When
- The court closed the appeal on Tuesday; Kumar died on August 20. The killings occurred on November 1, 1984.
- Where
- The appeal was heard by the Delhi High Court, and the killings occurred in Saraswati Vihar, Delhi.
- Why
- The appeal abated because Kumar died.
- Appellant
- Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress MP
- Appeal status
- Closed, or abated, following Kumar’s death
- Date of death
- August 20
- Victims
- Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh
- Crime location
- Saraswati Vihar
- Trial-court sentence
- Life imprisonment, imposed on February 25, 2025
- Fine
- Around Rs 2.4 lakh