A Delhi court recorded Sajjan Kumar's statement regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Kumar claimed innocence, citing a lack of evidence. He alleged a biased investigation and politically motivated accusations. Kumar mentioned organizing peace efforts and voluntarily undergoing a lie detector test. The court has scheduled the next hearing for July 29.
on Monday recorded the statement of former
Congress MP
Sajjan Kumar over the
violence in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri areas in the capital during the
1984 anti-sikh riots. Special judge Dig Vinay Singh recorded statement of Kumar, who said he was innocent as there was not an iota of evidence against him.
Kumar, who was produced physically, claimed a fair investigation was not conducted and he was being implicated by unsubstantiated allegations.
"I was not named by any of the witnesses. Decades later I was named. The case against me is false and politically motivated. I organised blood donation camps and peace march to bring harmony in the area. My life detector test was conducted where I voluntarily participated to prove my innocence," Kumar said.
The court then posted the matter on July 29.
In Feb 2015, a
special investigation team registered two FIRs against Kumar based on complaints of violence in the areas during the anti-Sikh riots. The first FIR was over the violence in Janakpuri, where two men, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh, were killed on November 1, 1984.
The second FIR was registered in the case of Gurcharan Singh, who was allegedly set ablaze on November 2, 1984 in Vikaspuri.
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