{"id":65051,"date":"2026-01-22T19:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/?p=65051"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:32:44","slug":"acquittal-in-1984-riot-case-reopens-wounds-dsgmc-to-challenge-verdict-in-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/acquittal-in-1984-riot-case-reopens-wounds-dsgmc-to-challenge-verdict-in-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquittal in 1984 Riot Case reopens  wounds \u2014 DSGMC to Challenge Verdict in High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi January 22, 2026<br \/>\nThe Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee President S. Harmeet Singh Kalka today expressed profound anguish over the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in the Vikaspuri\u2013Janakpuri violence case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, as pronounced by the Rouse Avenue Court. New Delhi today.He described the verdict as a deeply painful moment\u2014not only for the victim families who have endured decades of suffering while awaiting justice, but for the entire Sikh community.<br \/>\nS. Kalka stated that the decision has once again reopened the unhealed wounds of 1984 and has shaken the faith of victims in the justice delivery system. \u201cFor families who lost their loved ones and have spent over four decades pursuing truth and accountability, this verdict is devastating,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe categorically affirmed that the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee will  challenge this judgment before the Hon\u2019ble High Court and will pursue the matter with the utmost seriousness, legal diligence, and determination.<br \/>\nReiterating DSGMC\u2019s unwavering commitment, S. Harmeet Singh Kalka said that the DSGMC stands firmly and resolutely with the victim families. \u201cOur legal battle will continue until absolute justice is delivered. This is not merely a fight against a verdict, but a collective struggle for truth, accountability, and the dignity of the victims,\u201d he emphasized.<br \/>\nHe further added that justice delayed cannot be allowed to become justice denied, and the Sikh community will continue to seek lawful and constitutional remedies to ensure that those responsible for the heinous crimes of 1984 are held fully accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi January 22, 2026 The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee President S. Harmeet Singh Kalka today expressed profound anguish over the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in the Vikaspuri\u2013Janakpuri violence case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, as pronounced by the Rouse Avenue Court. New Delhi today.He described the verdict as a deeply painful moment\u2014not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65052,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[9852,14176,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-cover-story","category-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65053,"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65051\/revisions\/65053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presskitaquat.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}