The Supreme Court, on Monday, said it would consider the bail application of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who was sentenced to life term in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will hear the matter.
1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Supreme Court has said that it will consider bail application of convict Sajjan Kumar. He is currently serving life imprisonment in the case. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/cTvLBfPXx5
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Last December, the Delhi High Court convicted Sajjan Kumar for killing five Sikhs in the Delhi Cantonment area of Southwest Delhi and setting fire to a Gurdwara in Raj Nagar on November 1 and 2, 1984.
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The High Court convicted Kumar after reversing the verdict of a trial court in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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