Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, dies at 80

Sajjan Kumar (File photo)NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, convicted in cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died at the age of 80 on Thursday.He breathed his last at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital.The anti-Sikh riots followed the October 31, 1984, assassination of then-Prime Minister and Congress leader Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards in retaliation for the Army's Operation Blue Star in June that year.(Developing story)Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.