Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar appeared before a Delhi court on Thursday in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, three days after he was convicted in another riots case by the high court here.
Kumar surrendered his mobile phone before the court following the directions of the High Court in its order convicting him on December 17.
The court adjourned the matter for January 22 after he said his main counsel was unavailable.
In the case before the trial court, three persons — Kumar, Brahmanand Gupta and Ved Prakash — are facing trial on charges of murder and rioting pertaining to the killing of Surjit Singh in Sultanpuri.
Previous case
Kumar also approached the Delhi High Court seeking time till January 31 to surrender in connection with the earlier 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which he was recently sentenced to life imprisonment.
Kumar, who was directed by the high court on Monday to surrender before authorities by December 31, sought more time saying he has to settle family affairs.
Advocate Anil Sharma, representing Kumar, said they need some more time to file appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the high court’s verdict and Kumar has to settle his family matters relating to his children and property.
The plea is likely to come up for hearing on Friday.
