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1984 riots: Convicted ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar dies at 80
Updated On: 20 August, 2026 02:55 PM IST | new Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The former Congress leader had been convicted for his role in the killings of five people during violence in Delhi's Palam Colony on November 1 and 2, 1984, following the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has died, Safdarjung Hospital authorities confirmed on Thursday. PIC/PTI
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving life imprisonment in connection with cases arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died at a Delhi hospital on Thursday. He was 80.
Kumar, who was lodged in Tihar Jail, was taken to Safdarjung Hospital after his health deteriorated, news agency IANS reported. Doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.
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