Following is the timeline of events leading to the conviction of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the murders of two persons in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar during 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
1991: FIR lodged in the case.
July 8, 1994: Delhi court finds no sufficient evidence to initiate prosecution. Kumar was not chargesheeted in the case.
February 12, 2015: Government forms SIT.
November 21, 2016: SIT informs court that case requires further probe.
April 6, 2021: Kumar is arrested.
May 5, 2021: Cops file chargesheet.
July 26: Court takes cognisance of chargesheet.
October 1: Court starts hearing arguments on charge.
December 16: Court frames charges of murder, rioting, other offences.
January 31, 2024: Court starts hearing final arguments.
November 8: Court reserves verdict.
February 12, 2025: Court convicts Kumar, posts matter for arguments on quantum of sentence on February 18.