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1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar charged with murder | A Delhi court on Wednesday framed charges of murder and
rioting against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in cases related to 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta, after finding prima facie evidence
against the Congress leader and others, decided to record statements of witnesses
from August 23. The court had ordered the framing of charges in the case on July
1. The directive came two months after charges were framed against him in a separate
case relating to the riots. The Supreme Court had on March 29 granted relief to
Sajjan Kumar, saying it would not intervene with a Delhi High Court order that
granted bail to Kumar in the case. The Delhi High Court had on February 26 granted
bail to Sajjan Kumar in connection with two cases registered against him in the
1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The Karkardooma Court had on February 23 issued a fresh
non-bailable warrant against Kumar and slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) for its failure to arrest Kumar and others accused in the case. Earlier,
the court had issued two non-bailable warrants against Kumar, who had surrendered
before the court on March 10. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had on
January 13 charge-sheeted Kumar and others in the two cases accusing them of making
provocative speeches, leading to the killing of 12 persons in the riots that followed
the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. |
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