NEW DELHI, Jan. 23 -- A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar of all charges related to leading a mob and inciting violence during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the Capital's Janakpuri area, citing insufficient evidence and the belated naming of the accused by witnesses after a gap of over three decades. The 60-page judgement, pronounced in open court by special judge (CBI) Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts, based its findings on the fact that the witnesses named Kumar belatedly - after a gap of more than 30 years - casting doubts on the veracity of their accusations and presence of the former parliamentarian at the scene of the violence. "There is no evidence of instigating any such mob or of conspiracy so far as the incident in question is concerned. this court has no hesitation in holding that the prosecution has not met the standard of proof required in a criminal trial to prove the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt," the court said. The court cast doubt over the motive of the victims, stating that while the trauma suffered by them was understood, it was a possibility that they named Kumar in this case because of his alleged involvement in other riot cases, rather than based on direct evidence. Kumar, represented by advocates Anil Kumar Sharma and Anuj Sharma, was present in the proceeding through video-conference and bowed before the court with clasp hands after the judge announced the verdict. Meanwhile, protests simultaneously erupted outside the court premises by victims of the 1984 riots, wherein they raised slogans condemning the verdict. Additional public prosecutor Manish Jain told HT, "Once we examine the judgement, we shall challenge it." The FIR pertained to violence on November 1, 1984, when a mob of 200-250 people arrived in a DTC bus and allegedly attacked a gurudwara in Janakpuri, setting it on fire and looting it. The complainant, Harvinder Singh, stated that his brother-in-law Sohan Singh and Sohan's son Avtar Singh died from injuries, while he was left permanently disabled. Kumar was charge-sheeted in July 2022 in this case and a related Vikaspuri matter - both arising out of allegations made by complainant Harvinder Singh. In August 2023, a Delhi court discharged Kumar for the murder of Sohan and Avtar Singh and causing grievous hurt to the complainant, noting that there was no prima facie evidence connecting Kumar to the murders. A challenge to the order is currently pending before the Delhi High Court....