Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday awarded life-term imprisonment in connection with the murders of two persons during the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. Here's a timeline of events leading to the case's conclusion.
*1991: FIR lodged in the case.
*Jul 8, 1994: Delhi court finds no sufficient evidence to initiate prosecution. Kumar not chargesheeted in the case.
*Feb 12, 2015: Govt forms special investigation team (SIT).
*Nov 21, 2016: SIT tells court case requires further probe.
*Apr 6, 2021: Kumar is arrested.
*May 5, 2021: Police files chargesheet.
*Jul 26: Court takes cognisance of chargesheet.
*Oct 1: Court begins hearing arguments on charge.
*Dec 16: Court frames charges of murder, rioting, other offences.
*Jan 31, 2024: Court begins hearing final arguments.
*Nov 8: Court reserves verdict.
*Feb 12, 2025: Court convicts Kumar.
*Feb 25: Kumar gets life-term imprisonment.
According to a report of the Nanavati Commission, constituted to probe the violence and its a