Sajjan Kumar: key obituary facts
Is Sajjan Kumar dead? Yes. Sajjan Kumar died on August 20, 2026, at age 79.
Cause of death: Sajjan Kumar's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Sajjan Kumar known for?
He was an Indian politician convicted for masterminding progrom of Sikhs in 1984 riots.
More about Sajjan Kumar
Born: 23 September 1945.
Place of birth: Delhi.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician.
Nationality: India, British Raj, Dominion of India.
Known for: Life imprisonment for inciting and abetting mobs during the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide.
Sajjan Kumar, an Indian politician convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in inciting and abetting mobs during the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide, died on August 20, 2026, aged 79.
Born in Delhi on September 23, 1945, he became a prominent figure in the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Outer Delhi. He later resigned from the party’s primary membership after his conviction, which made him one of the most closely associated political figures with the violence that followed the assassination of Indira Gandhi.