A Delhi court has dropped charges of murder and criminal conspiracy against former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in two cases related to 1984 Sikh genocide.
The court has framed charges of rioting with deadly weapons, promoting enmity between different groups, and attempting to commit culpable homicide.
“Allegations contained in this consolidated chargesheet, as already discussed, do not make out a prima facie case for the commission of the offence of criminal conspiracy,” the Rouse Avenue court said, according to Indian Express.
Kumar was not present at the scene of the crimes, the court said.
Earlier in 2015, a special investigation team (SIT) had registered two FIRs against Kumar based on complaints of violence in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri in 1984.
The Janakpuri FIR concerned the deaths of one Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh. The Vikaspuri FIR was on the attack on Gurcharan Singh, who was set ablaze, sustained grievous injuries and remained bedridden for the rest of his life.
