2012 Delhi gangrape case: Convicts won't be hanged tomorrow, rules court; Pawan Gupta filed mercy petition with president
4 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Convicts won't be hanged tomorrow, rules court; Pawan Gupta filed mercy petition with president

Firstpost  

The four convicts —Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh — were scheduled to be hanged at 6 am tomorrow at Delhi’s Tihar Jail. A Delhi court on Monday stayed the execution of the four convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case until further orders in view of the mercy petition filed by Pawan Gupta before President of India Ram Nath Kovind. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana said that the death sentence cannot be executed since disposal of mercy petition of convict Pawan Kumar Gupta is pending. Judge Rana pulled up Singh for ignoring the Delhi High Court’s 5 February order granting a week’s time to the convicts to exhaust all legal remedied available to them.

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Delhi HC asks police to reply to Tahir Hussain’s bail plea in IB staffer Ankit Sharma murder case
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi HC asks police to reply to Tahir Hussain’s bail plea in IB staffer Ankit Sharma murder case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the police on a plea by former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain seeking bail in a case relating to the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma during the northeast Delhi riots in February 2020. Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta issued notice to the police on Hussain’s plea challenging a trial court’s December …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre
1 month ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today granted bail to the members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih passed the order considering that the convicts have been undergoing imprisonment for over six years since November 2018. The …

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India has granted the central government four weeks to decide on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict involved in the 1995 assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The court’s decision, issued on November 23, 2024, came after Rajoana’s legal team and advocates argued that his execution had been repeatedly delayed and that …

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was sensitivity involved in the matter related to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his …

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik's case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab was given fair trial’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated it might set up a courtroom inside Delhi's Tihar jail for Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case. The top court also remarked that "Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country." In our country, a fair trial was given even to Ajmal Kasab and legal assistance …

Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial: Supreme Court to CBI in Yasin Malik's case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Even Ajmal Kasab got fair trial: Supreme Court to CBI in Yasin Malik's case

India Today  

Even 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial, the Supreme Court observed while hearing an appeal by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging a Jammu court order asking Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to appear in person. Yasin Malik is the main accused in the killing of four Indian Air Force personnel near Srinagar in 1990 …

Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Gets 3 Hour Parole To Attend Brother's Funeral
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Gets 3 Hour Parole To Attend Brother's Funeral

ABP News  

Rajoana was linked to the Babbar Khalsa, a militant Sikh separatist group responsible for violent activities during the insurgency in Punjab. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Rajoana termed the delay in deciding the mercy petition by President as "shocking". He pressed for an interim relief, saying that he has been in the jail for 29 years and the court …

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu’s secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. Balwant Singh Rajoana is convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant …

Beant assassination case: SC urges decision on Rajoana's mercy plea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant assassination case: SC urges decision on Rajoana's mercy plea

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan requested the President to consider …

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan requested the President to consider the plea …

SC urges President to decide Balwant Rajoana’s mercy plea in two weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC urges President to decide Balwant Rajoana’s mercy plea in two weeks

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday urged President Droupadi Murmu to decide the long-pending mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa sympathiser convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, within two weeks. Taking into consideration that the petitioner has been on the death row, we now direct the secretary, Honourable the President of India, …

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

SC urges President to decide Balwant Singh's mercy plea in two weeks or it will consider interim relief
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC urges President to decide Balwant Singh's mercy plea in two weeks or it will consider interim relief

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday requested the President of India to decide within two weeks on the mercy plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, one of the death row convicts in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. If no decision is made within this time frame, the Court will consider Rajoana's interim relief …

Expedite Beant Singh's killer's mercy plea: Supreme Court to President's Office
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Expedite Beant Singh's killer's mercy plea: Supreme Court to President's Office

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered President Droupadi Murmu's office to take a decision on the mercy petition of the death-row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana within two weeks. The court said that it would consider the mercy petition of Rajoana if the President's office does not make a decision on it. Meanwhile, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench led …

Delhi HC to hear Yasin Malik's plea seeking medical care on Nov 18
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Delhi HC to hear Yasin Malik's plea seeking medical care on Nov 18

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday listed a plea moved by separatist leader Yasin Malik seeking medical care for hearing on November 18. Delhi HC to hear Yasin Malik's plea seeking medical care on Nov 18 Justice Jasmeet Singh said that Malik, who is serving life sentence at Tihar Jail in a terror-funding case, will continue to receive …

Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court refuses interim relief for Rajoana
2 months ago

Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court refuses interim relief for Rajoana

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant interim relief to Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the assassination of the former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, without first hearing the government’s response. In May last year, the top court did not intervene in his case on the face of the Home Ministry’s conclusion that a decision …

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam
3 months, 1 week ago

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: Four persons were sentenced to death, while seven others were awarded multiple life imprisonments in connection with the murders of three SC persons in Udappankulam village near Thiruvengadam in 2014. According to prosecution, 25 persons from a caste Hindu community were accused of murdering 3 scheduled caste men — Kaliraj, Venugopal and Murugan — when they were headed towards …

Supreme Court verdict on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in Delhi liquor ‘scam’ tomorrow
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court verdict on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in Delhi liquor ‘scam’ tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will deliver on Friday its judgment on the petitions filed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal against his arrest by the Central Bureau Investigation in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy case. The Aam Aadmi Party convener challenged the August 5 decision of the Delhi high court, which upheld his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation and …

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov
4 months ago

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has said it will hear in November the appeals by the convicts in the murder case of former Railway Minister L N Mishra, who was killed in a blast at Bihar's Samastipur Railway station in 1975, noting that the incident dates back to nearly five decades. LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct …

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea In CBI Case Till September 5

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pleas challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the case registered by the CBI over the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, after the CBI sought time to file a counter-affidavit in the matter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the matter on September …

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. In May, the Supreme Court also agreed to hear another plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's …

Arvind Kejriwal moves Supreme Court for bail, cites Manish Sisodia order
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal moves Supreme Court for bail, cites Manish Sisodia order

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking release from jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in which he is under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation -- two days after the top court granted bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the related probed by CBI and the …

Arvind Kejriwal moves SC seeking release from prison
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Arvind Kejriwal moves SC seeking release from prison

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal moved the Supreme Court on Monday with a plea to be released from jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, where he is under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Challenging his arrest and the remand orders, the Aam Aadmi Party chief sought bail as he assailed the Delhi high court’s August …

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear BRS MLC K Kavitha's bail plea on August 12

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 12, Monday, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader, K Kavitha's plea seeking bail in the cases filed by both the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the 2021-22 Excise Policy A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice BR Gavai and also comprising …

‘Will you re-arrest CM?’: Delhi HC on ED petition to cancel Kejriwal's bail
5 months ago

‘Will you re-arrest CM?’: Delhi HC on ED petition to cancel Kejriwal's bail

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Enforcement Directorate if it intended to arrest chief minister Arvind Kejriwal again in the money laundering case registered in connection with the Delhi excise policy. Taking note of the Supreme Court’s July 12 order granting interim bail to the Aam Aadmi Party chief, a bench of justice Neena Bansal Krishna asked ED …

Delhi excise case: SC to deliver verdict on Kejriwal's plea challenging ED arrest today
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi excise case: SC to deliver verdict on Kejriwal's plea challenging ED arrest today

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on July 12 its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The apex court had on April 15 sought a response from the ED on Mr. Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest in the …

Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea moved by Bibhav Kumar, former personal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Swati Maliwal's alleged assault case. On July 6, a Delhi court extended till July 16 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar. On June 22, a Delhi court extended …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
6 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 agreed to examine the pleas filed by Delhi Police challenging the high court's order granting bail to four convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the four pleas filed by Delhi …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8
6 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : On July 8, the Supreme Court will hear Delhi Police’s Special Leave Petition challenging the bail granted by Delhi HC to four life convicts in the 2008 TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case. Earlier on April 22, 2024, a bench led by Justice Trivedi had also issued notice to Delhi police and the four convicts -- Ravi …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 22 issued notice in a petition filed by Madhavi Vishwanathan, mother of murdered television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, against the bail granted to four men convicted in the case. In February, the Delhi High Court granted bail to convicts — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik and Ajay Kumar during the pendency of their appeals against …

Bombay High Court orders premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli
9 months ago

Bombay High Court orders premature release of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli

The Hindu  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on April 5 gave a nod for a premature release of former mafia and gangster turned politician, Arun Gulab Gawli. A division Bench of judges comprising Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Vrushali Joshi have allowed the criminal re-petition filed by Mr. Gawli challenging rejection of his claim to be released prematurely in …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A special court here had on November 26, 2023 awarded life imprisonment to the four men and three years in jail to another for receiving the stolen belongings. soumyaA trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor …

Decide on Sharjeel’s bail by Feb 17: Delhi HC to trial court
11 months, 1 week ago

Decide on Sharjeel’s bail by Feb 17: Delhi HC to trial court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed a trial court in the city to decide by February 17 an application moved by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking statutory bail in a sedition case against him in relation to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. During the hearing before a bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain, …

Beant Singh assassination: Gurdwara body to call 'Panthic' parties meet on Rajoana plea
1 year, 1 month ago

Beant Singh assassination: Gurdwara body to call 'Panthic' parties meet on Rajoana plea

India Today  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Thursday said it has decided to call a meeting of representatives of the 'Panthic' parties to discuss the issue of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case. A decision in this regard was taken days after Rajoana wrote to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, seeking …

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four people for killing journalist Soumya Vishwanathan 15 years ago, bringing the curtain down on a gruesome saga that sent shock waves through the Capital and cemented Delhi’s unsavoury reputation as a city unsafe for women. Additional sessions judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey held four of the five accused — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Ajay …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four men for the murder of 25-year-old journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and offences under the MCOCA. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under IPC Section 411 along with the stringent MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abetting, aiding in, or knowingly facilitating organised crime and for receiving proceeds of organised crime. Seeks speedy trial After …

Delhi Court asks trial court to decide over bail plea of Delhi riots accused Shahrukh Pathan
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi Court asks trial court to decide over bail plea of Delhi riots accused Shahrukh Pathan

Op India  

Shahrukh Pathan, who was captured during the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots brandishing a gun at a Police constable, was directed by the Delhi High Court on Monday to submit a new bail application to the trial court. Pathan was asked to reapply for bail before the trial court by a single-judge bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma.“This court requests the …

NIA moves Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for JKLF chief Yasin Malik in terror funding case
1 year, 7 months ago

NIA moves Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for JKLF chief Yasin Malik in terror funding case

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court here in a terror funding case. On May 24, 2022, a trial court here had awarded life imprisonment to Malik, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chief, after holding him guilty for various …

Tihar murder: 6 accused to be in Delhi Police custody till May 15
1 year, 7 months ago

Tihar murder: 6 accused to be in Delhi Police custody till May 15

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The matter pertains to gangster Tillu Tajpuria’s brutal premeditated killing in the high-security Tihar Jail on May 2 by members of a rival gang. A Delhi court on Friday extended till May 15 the police custody of six people accused of killing jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuria. Delhi Police had sought three days’ extension of custody of the six …

‘Totally unacceptable’: Delhi high court on Tillu Tajpuriya murder in Tihar jail
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Totally unacceptable’: Delhi high court on Tillu Tajpuriya murder in Tihar jail

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The murder of 33-year-old gangster Sunil Baliyan aka Tillu Tajpuriya in his prison cell in Tihar jail is a totally unacceptable state of affairs, the Delhi high court observed on Monday and ordered the jail superintendent to appear before the bench in person on the next date of hearing on May 25. Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, an accused …

SC refuses to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Rajoana’s death sentence
1 year, 8 months ago

SC refuses to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Rajoana’s death sentence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death sentence to life imprisonment, leaving it for the Union government to consider his mercy plea in connection with former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination in 1995. The Supreme Court on March 2 reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Rajoana in 2020 for …

Beant Singh assassination case: SC declines to commute Rajoana's death penalty
1 year, 8 months ago

Beant Singh assassination case: SC declines to commute Rajoana's death penalty

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to commute the death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment. The top court had reserved its verdict on Rajoana's plea on March 2 after hearing the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the convict, and …

Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, accused in Delhi Court firing, killed by rival gang in Tihar jail I DETAILS
1 year, 8 months ago

Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, accused in Delhi Court firing, killed by rival gang in Tihar jail I DETAILS

India TV News  

Tihar Jail: A major gang war in Tihar jail claimed the life of Tillu Tajpuriya who was accused in Delhi's Rohini court shootout. Big negligence reported in Tihar Jail Tillu Tajpuria died at the DDU hospital at around 7 am today. Akshat Kaushal, Additional DCP West District, Delhi Police further informed, today morning at around 7 am, information was received …

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused
2 years, 1 month ago

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Supreme Court had ordered release of three men - sentenced to death - in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape-murder case, the Delhi government is set to challenge the order. Earlier this month, a three-judge Supreme Court bench - headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit - had announced the acquittal of the accused. The …

Rajiv Gandhi: Release of former Indian PM’s assassins sparks debate on justice and human rights
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi: Release of former Indian PM’s assassins sparks debate on justice and human rights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The premature release of all …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Supreme Court orders release of all six convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Supreme Court orders release of all six convicts

The Hindu  

November 11, 2022 01:33 pm | Updated 08:22 pm IST The Supreme Court, on November 11, ordered for the immediate release of six convicts who are serving life sentence for more than three decades in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A recent affidavit filed by Tamil Nadu, represented by advocate Joseph S. Aristotle, had agreed with the petitioners when it …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: All 6 convicts set free by Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: All 6 convicts set free by Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has set free all six convicts - serving life imprisonment - in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The court noted that the Tamil Nadu cabinet had recommended their release on September 9, 2018, and this opinion will be binding on the Governor before whom the convicts had filed remission plea. His good conduct in prison, medical condition, …

Nalini among 6 convicts released by Supreme Court in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
2 years, 1 month ago

Nalini among 6 convicts released by Supreme Court in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of all six convicts who are currently serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. All convicts are to be released from jail if not needed in any other case, the court said while hearing the plea filed by the prime accused named in the case, …

As Rajiv Gandhi killers walk free, here's a quick recap of the case
2 years, 1 month ago

As Rajiv Gandhi killers walk free, here's a quick recap of the case

India Today  

The Supreme Court has ordered the premature release of all six convicts facing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. As the landmark verdict was ordered by the top court, let’s take a recap of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. THE ASSASSINATION Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu by a …

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