A Delhi court acquitted former MP Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots cases due to weak evidence, sparking victim family outrage.

A Delhi court acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar of inciting violence in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, citing insufficient and unreliable evidence, such as hearsay testimony and a lack of direct proof linking him to the crimes. The verdict, handed down by Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh on January 22, 2026, has no bearing on Kumar's current life sentence in a separate 1984 case involving the Saraswati Vihar killings. The acquittal highlights the ongoing challenges of obtaining justice for the riots decades later, with victims' families expressing outrage at the outcome.