Sajjan Kumar Dies in Jail | India News

India News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 21, 2026 · 1m

Sajjan Kumar, the disgraced former Congress MP convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and serving a life sentence since 2018, died at Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday after being rushed in with altered consciousness. Ailing from Parkinson’s and hypertension, he passed away just after noon. His supporters, many of whom were longtime political allies, gathered near the hospital to mourn, while his family handled legal formalities for his release. His last scheduled court date — an appeal hearing — coincided with his death. His body will be kept at his former Madipur office before funeral rites…