1984 anti-Sikh riots: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar acquitted, shoe hurled at the judge

Accused Kishan Khokkar, and Mahender Yadav were charged under section 147 (rioting) and section 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), while the other accused Balwan Khokkar, Girdhari Lal and Captain Bhagmal were charged under sections 147, 148, and 302 (murder).



The case against Sajjan Kumar was registered in 2005 on a recommendation of the Justice G.T. Nanavati Commission which inquired into the riots.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed two charge sheets against Sajjan Kumar and others in January 2010.

The present case deals with the death of five Sikhs - Kehar Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Raghuvender Singh, Narender Pal Singh and Kuldeep Singh - who were members of the same family and were killed by the mob in Delhi Cantonment's Raj Nagar area.

Kehar and Gurpreet were the husband and son respectively of complainant and eye-witness Jagdish Kaur.

Raghuvender, Narender and Kuldeep were her brothers.