What happened (court appearance and surrender timeline)
Sajjan Kumar is shown leaving Karkardooma Court after appearing in an anti-Sikh riots case. The caption links the court appearance with a stated custody timeline beginning in December 2018 and with a surrender that followed a higher-court reversal.
The caption states that the Delhi High Court overturned Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal. The reversed acquittal is described as being in a case relating to the killing of five members of a Sikh family and the burning of a gurdwara.
Background and earlier position (acquittal overturned)
Before the Delhi High Court reversal, the case outcome for Sajjan Kumar included an acquittal. After the Delhi High Court overturned that acquittal, Sajjan Kumar’s surrender is described as following the appellate change in legal status.
What changed now (judicial outcome driving surrender)
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