Rajoana dares SAD to clarify stand on '84 riots
13 years ago

Rajoana dares SAD to clarify stand on '84 riots

Hindustan Times  

Even as Punjab has expressed its inability to hang Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row in former chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case, the convict has already pledged his body to the Akal Takht in Amritsar. Rajoana, who met his sister Kamaljeet Kaur and Sikh hardliner Sant Baljeet Singh Daduwal on Friday, sent a letter to the media through his sister, daring the Shiromani Akali Dal-led government to clear its stand on the 'genocide' of Sikhs in 1984 and its aftermath. Addressing SAD leaders as "neeliyan paggan wale", Rajoana said they should clarify whether Beant Singh's killing was justified or not keeping in view the 'attacks' on Sikhs by then Punjab chief minister. Asking Sant Samaj leaders to make their stand clear on the 1984 riots and militancy in Punjab, Rajoana asked in the letter, "Where were these religious leaders for more than a decade when the assassination case was being heard by the country's 'unfaithful' judicial system?"

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

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

Death row convict Rajoana calls for Sikh unity to fight ‘conspiracy’
4 months ago

Death row convict Rajoana calls for Sikh unity to fight ‘conspiracy’

Hindustan Times  

Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the case of the assassination of former chief minister Beant Singh, on Wednesday urged Sikhs to unite and strengthen their organisations for the survival of the community. Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the Beant Singh assassination case, attending the prayer meet of his brother, Kulwant Singh, at a gurdwara …

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

HC allows Rajoana to attend brother’s bhog ceremony
4 months ago

HC allows Rajoana to attend brother’s bhog ceremony

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted three-hour parole to Balwant Singh Rajoana to attend the bhog ceremony of his brother in Ludhiana. HC allows Rajoana to attend brother’s bhog ceremony Rajoana, sentenced to death in 2007 for his role as a backup bomber in the blast that killed former chief minister Beant Singh and 16 others in 1995, …

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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: Supreme Court refuses interim relief for Rajoana
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

SAD leaders stopped from meeting Rajoana: SGPC chief slams ‘autocratic attitude’ of govt
1 year, 3 months ago

SAD leaders stopped from meeting Rajoana: SGPC chief slams ‘autocratic attitude’ of govt

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami stopping Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Bikram Singh Majithia and Virsa Singh Valtoha from meeting Balwant Singh Rajoana, death row convict in former chief minister Beant Singh assassination case, lodged in Central Jail, Patiala, who is facing the death sentence, points towards “autocratic attitude” of the Punjab government. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president …

Executive meeting: Won’t withdraw Rajoana mercy petition, says SGPC
1 year, 3 months ago

Executive meeting: Won’t withdraw Rajoana mercy petition, says SGPC

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Sunday resolved to maintain mercy petition for Balwant Singh Rajoana, death row convict in assassination case of former chief minister Beant Singh. Appeals to Rajoana to withdraw decision of hunger strike Talking to the media after the meeting, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the Panthic representatives assembled on Saturday recommended that the Sikh …

Beant Singh assassination: Gurdwara body to call 'Panthic' parties meet on Rajoana plea
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Traffic 'Not Normal': Punjab & Haryana HC Disagrees With State After Part Clearance Of Blockade By Protestors Seeking Release Of Sikh Prisoners In Mohali
1 year, 6 months ago

Traffic 'Not Normal': Punjab & Haryana HC Disagrees With State After Part Clearance Of Blockade By Protestors Seeking Release Of Sikh Prisoners In Mohali

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday remarked that even though Punjab government claims that there is smooth flow of traffic with clearance of blockade on one side of road adjoining YPS Chowk by protestors seeking release of Sikh prisoners, it cannot be said that the traffic is "normal".Bench of Justices GS Sandhawalia and Alok Jain expressed hope that …

SC refuses to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Rajoana’s death sentence
1 year, 10 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, 10 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 …

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Supreme Court Seeks CBI’s Response To Former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar's Plea To Suspend Sentence
2 years, 2 months ago

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Supreme Court Seeks CBI’s Response To Former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar's Plea To Suspend Sentence

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, issued notice in an application filed by former Congress Councillor, Balwan Khokhar, one of the convicts in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, seeking suspension of his sentence. Kaul and Justice A.S. Oka that the petitioner has undergone more than 5 years of imprisonment, Additional Solicitor General, Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee sought permission to file a reply to …

Rahul Bhat's killing | Kashmiri Pandits take out protest march in Srinagar
2 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Bhat's killing | Kashmiri Pandits take out protest march in Srinagar

The Hindu  

Kashmiri Pandits took out a protest march on May 21 against the killing of Rahul Bhat and staged a sit-in in front of the famous clock tower in Lal Chowk demanding justice for the slain government employee. Rahul Bhat, who had got the job of a clerk under the special employment package for migrants in 2010-11, was gunned down by …

Over 350 state employees, all Kashmiri Pandits, resign over Rahul Bhat's killing
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 350 state employees, all Kashmiri Pandits, resign over Rahul Bhat's killing

India Today  

Over 350 government employees in the Kashmir valley, all Kashmiri Pandits, have submitted their resignation letters to J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today, a day after their colleague, Rahul Bhat, was murdered by terrorists. Government employees and families of Kashmiri Pandits held a protest against the administration in Budgam today over the targeted killing of Rahul Bhat. Meanwhile, former Jammu …

Beant Singh Case: SC Asks Centre To Decide On Commutation Of Death Penalty To Balwant Rajoana In 2 Months
2 years, 10 months ago

Beant Singh Case: SC Asks Centre To Decide On Commutation Of Death Penalty To Balwant Rajoana In 2 Months

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to take a decision within two weeks on granting pardon to Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been awarded death sentence for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995. A bench headed by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit stated that the pendency of appeals of other co-convicts …

Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre
4 years, 2 months ago

Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Government to submit the recommendations to the President regarding the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana by January 25.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh seeking commutation of his death penalty on the ground that his mercy petition …

Delhi Police detains Kapil Mishra and Tajinder Bagga, foils bid to hold protest against Arnab Goswami's arrest
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Police detains Kapil Mishra and Tajinder Bagga, foils bid to hold protest against Arnab Goswami's arrest

Firstpost  

The two BJP leaders were whisked away to Rajender Nagar Police Station as they tried to stage a dharna near Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial at Rajghat in the morning. New Delhi: Police on Sunday detained BJP leaders Kapil Mishra and Tajinder Bagga and foiled their bid to hold a protest at Rajghat in support of journalist Arnab Goswami, arrested in connection …

Delhi HC Asks Prisons Dept to Prepare Updated List of Cases Pending Against Jagtar Singh Hawara
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Asks Prisons Dept to Prepare Updated List of Cases Pending Against Jagtar Singh Hawara

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Department of Prisons to prepare an updated list of cases pending against Jagtar Singh Hawara, undergoing life sentence for conspiring to assassinate former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. Delhi government standing counsel Rahul Mehra, representing the Department of Prisons, submitted before Justice A J Bhambhani that as per the information available with the …

Rajghat out of bounds on Martyrs’ Day
5 years, 1 month ago

Rajghat out of bounds on Martyrs’ Day

The Hindu  

On January 30, Martyrs’ Day, the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi remained out of bounds for common people and activists who wanted to pay their homage to Gandhij and observe silence. Instead, a few Left leaders, including Prakash Karat, D. Raja, Sitaram Yechury and Brinda karat, were allowed for a brief while to stand at a distance …

‘No pardon given’: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha on Balwant Singh Rajoana
5 years, 3 months ago

‘No pardon given’: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha on Balwant Singh Rajoana

Hindustan Times  

Confusion prevailed over the status of Balwant Singh Rajoana, the killer of Congress leader Beant Singh, who was Punjab chief minister when he was assassinated in 1995, with Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday saying in response to a question in Parliament that the government had not “pardoned” him. **EDS: TV GRAB** New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah …

No pardon for Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted of assassinating Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995, says Amit Shah while replying to Congress member in Lok Sabha
5 years, 3 months ago

No pardon for Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted of assassinating Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995, says Amit Shah while replying to Congress member in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

Amit Shah said this during Question Hour, Congress’ Ravneet Singh Bittu sought a response from Shah on why Rajoana was pardoned New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that no pardon has been given to Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted for the assassination of the then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995. …

MHA recommends commutation of death sentence of Beant Singh’s assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana
5 years, 4 months ago

MHA recommends commutation of death sentence of Beant Singh’s assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a letter to the Punjab government to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The MHA took an “in principle” decision on September 30 to commute the death sentence as a “humanitarian gesture” ahead of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations …

MHA commutes death sentence of former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin to life term; eight Sikh prisoners to be released on Nanak Jayanti
5 years, 5 months ago

MHA commutes death sentence of former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin to life term; eight Sikh prisoners to be released on Nanak Jayanti

Firstpost  

Centre has decided to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment, while also releasing eight other Sikhs currently in jail for committing crimes during the militancy in Punjab New Delhi: The Home Ministry has decided to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh …

Ex-CM Beant Singh assassin Balwant Rajoana’s death sentence commuted to life
5 years, 5 months ago

Ex-CM Beant Singh assassin Balwant Rajoana’s death sentence commuted to life

Hindustan Times  

The death sentence of dreaded Babbar Khalsa terrorist, Balwant Singh Rajoana-- convicted for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh -- has been commuted to life. Earlier in October 2010, the death sentence of Jagtar Singh Hawara -- the other convict in the assassination – was reduced to life imprisonment by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Importantly, …

Beant Singh’s assassination: Rajoana starts hunger strike; SGPC, SAD to meet Rajnath on mercy plea
6 years, 8 months ago

Beant Singh’s assassination: Rajoana starts hunger strike; SGPC, SAD to meet Rajnath on mercy plea

Hindustan Times  

With the death row convict in the Beant Singh assassination case, Balwant Singh Rajoana, starting fast unto death in the Patiala central jail on Monday, the Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee said their delegation will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday to pursue his pending mercy petition. Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict on death row …

Jagtar Singh Tara awarded life imprisonment in Beant Singh assassination case
7 years ago

Jagtar Singh Tara awarded life imprisonment in Beant Singh assassination case

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: A special court in Chandigarh on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to Jagtar Singh Tara in connection with assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. The court of Additional District and Session Judge JS Sidhu pronounced the sentence in the high security Burail jail in Chandigarh where Tara is currently lodged, Tara's counsel Simranjit Singh said. On August 31, …

Beant Singh assassination: Jagtar Tara gets life imprisonment
7 years ago

Beant Singh assassination: Jagtar Tara gets life imprisonment

ABP News  

Chandigarh, Mar 17 : Additional district and sessions court on Saturday has issued a 'life imprisonment' against Jagtar Singh Tara, convicted in the murder of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. "Jagtar Singh Tara murdered Beant Singh out of emotions and not due to land or property dispute. It's painful for family as well as Sikh community," Roop Singh, Chief …

Khalistani militant Jagtar Tara pleads for mercy killing, cites backache
8 years ago

Khalistani militant Jagtar Tara pleads for mercy killing, cites backache

Hindustan Times  

Jagtar Singh Tara, accused in the Beant Singh assassination case, has moved an application in the ongoing trial stating that he was physically unfit due to severe backache and sought permission for euthanasia, or mercy killing. Jagtar Singh Tara, accused in the Beant Singh assassination case. Tara, lodged in Chandigarh’s Burail jail, is among the main accused of assassinating the …

‘Yes, we killed Beant Singh... have no regret’: Jagtar Singh Tara in court
8 years, 6 months ago

‘Yes, we killed Beant Singh... have no regret’: Jagtar Singh Tara in court

Hindustan Times  

Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara has confessed to his role in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination on August 31, 1995. Jagtar Singh Tara has confessed to his role in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination on August 31, 1995. Tara’s counsel Simranjit Singh said: “The trial is likely to conclude in a couple of days …

While trying to mock “Sanghis” on Bhagat Singh, “liberals” betrayed their narrow mindset
10 years ago

While trying to mock “Sanghis” on Bhagat Singh, “liberals” betrayed their narrow mindset

Op India  

23rd March is observed as Martyr’s Day in India. Based on their superpowers to understand and interpret what is going in others’ minds, the Adarsh Liberal concluded that the “Sanghis” were venerating Bhagat Singh because of “ideological” reasons. Mihir reduced Bhagat Singh to a “militant atheist” in his over enthusiasm to take pot shots at the Prime Minister and his …

SGPC Chief Makkar Gets Threats From UK Based Outfit
12 years, 11 months ago

SGPC Chief Makkar Gets Threats From UK Based Outfit

India TV News  

Amritsar, Apr 3 : SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar today claimed that he and his family were receiving threats through SMSes from a UK-based outfit for not taking timely steps in the case of Balwant Singh Rajoana, the death row convict in the assassination of former chief minister Beant Singh. Makkar said an outfit claiming to be represented by Sikhs …

SC Refuses To Entertain Clemency Plea For Rajoana
12 years, 11 months ago

SC Refuses To Entertain Clemency Plea For Rajoana

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 30: The Supreme Court today refused to pass any order on a plea for clemency to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded death penalty for assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. A bench of justices T S Thakur and Gyan Sudha Misra said it cannot pass any direction as the convict has not filed any petition before …

SC slams Punjab for 'drama' in Rajoana case
12 years, 11 months ago

SC slams Punjab for 'drama' in Rajoana case

Firstpost  

The court on Wednesday during the hearing of the matter had pointed to the different treatment different convicts on the death row receive. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today criticised Punjab for enacting a “drama” to frustrate the execution of death sentence awarded to Sikh terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana in the assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in …

Amnesty Welcomes Reprieve For Balwant Singh
12 years, 11 months ago

Amnesty Welcomes Reprieve For Balwant Singh

India TV News  

London, Mar 29: Amnesty International today welcomed the final hour reprieve for Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana but it wants India to commute all capital sentences. “Balwant Singh's reprieve is a welcome decision by the Indian government. His execution would have been the first in India in eight years and would have set back the country's alignment with the …

Centre Stays Hanging Of Rajoana After Mercy Plea By SGPC
12 years, 11 months ago

Centre Stays Hanging Of Rajoana After Mercy Plea By SGPC

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 28: The hanging of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, was today stayed by the Centre following a mercy petition by top sikh religious body SGPC to President Pratibha Patil. The Home Ministry, in a letter to the Punjab Government, stated that the execution of 44-year-old Rajoana, scheduled to …

Bandh In Support Of Rajoana Hits Normal Life In Punjab
12 years, 11 months ago

Bandh In Support Of Rajoana Hits Normal Life In Punjab

India TV News  

Chandigarh, Mar 28: A day-long bandh called by radical Sikh outfits to protest the proposed execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the Beant Singh killing case, disrupted normal life in parts of Punjab today. A report from Patiala said the call for bandh evoked a total response in the city where Rajoana is lodged in the local Central Jail …

Hang Rajoana, Says Sessions Court, Punjab Govt To Challenge
12 years, 11 months ago

Hang Rajoana, Says Sessions Court, Punjab Govt To Challenge

India TV News  

Chandigarh/Patiala, Mar 27: A Chandigarh court today ordered that Balwant Singh Rajoana, the death row convict in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, be hanged as scheduled on March 31, a verdict which is to be challenged by the Punjab government. As the ruling Akali leadership pushed for clemency for the Babbar Khalsa International militant, Additional District …

Rajoana rejects clemency, says SAD has vested interests
12 years, 11 months ago

Rajoana rejects clemency, says SAD has vested interests

Firstpost  

Former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s co-assassin Balwant Singh Rajaona has hit out at the Akali Dal in a letter addressed to the Sikh community, he has refused help from the ruling party saying he is ready to die. A Punjab court will today hear the petition seeking deferment of the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, accused of being a …

Centre stays hanging of Beant killer Rajoana after SGPC's mercy plea
12 years, 11 months ago

Centre stays hanging of Beant killer Rajoana after SGPC's mercy plea

India Today  

The hanging of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, was on Wednesday stayed by the Centre following a mercy petition by top sikh religious body SGPC to President Pratibha Patil. "As per procedure regarding petitions for mercy in death sentence cases the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana is stayed till the order …

Beant's Family Favours Clemency For Rajoana
13 years ago

Beant's Family Favours Clemency For Rajoana

India TV News  

Chandigarh, Mar 25: The family of slain Punjab chief minister Beant Singh today favored clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana who is on death row for the 1995 killing of the Congress leader. “To maintain peace and to end the vicious cycle of bitterness, Rajoana's death sentence should be commuted,” said Gurkanwal Kaur, a former minister and daughter of Beant Singh. …

Akal Takht Calls For Presidential Pardon To Beant Singh's Killer – India TV
13 years ago

Akal Takht Calls For Presidential Pardon To Beant Singh's Killer – India TV

India TV News  

Amritsar, Mar 23: The supreme seat of Sikhdom, Akal Takht today called upon the Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president to request the President to grant pardon to Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is scheduled to be hanged to death for the murder for former chief minister Beant Singh. He has been convicted for the …

Death warrant of Rajoana returned to Chandigarh court
13 years ago

Death warrant of Rajoana returned to Chandigarh court

Hindustan Times  

More suspense was added to the timing of execution of Babbar Khalsa militant Balwant Singh Rajoana with Patiala Central Jail authorities on Monday sending back the death warrant of the Chandigarh court pleading its inability to hang Rajoana since the case in which the Sikh hardliner has been awarded death sentence belongs to the Union Territory Chandigarh. HT Image As …

BKI Chief Gets Life Sentence In Beant Singh Killing Case
14 years, 11 months ago

BKI Chief Gets Life Sentence In Beant Singh Killing Case

India TV News  

A special trial court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to Paramjit Singh Bheora, chief of banned Babbar Khalsa International, for his involvement in assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh 14 years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge R K Sondhi handed down the sentence to Bheora, who headed the terrorist outfit's operations in India and was arrested in …

Six convicted for Beant murder
17 years, 7 months ago

Six convicted for Beant murder

Hindustan Times  

One of the longest assassination trials in India came to an end on Friday with a trial court here convicting six people for the 1995 murder of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. However, the special court of Additional District and Sessions Judge R.K. Sondhi, which had been hearing the case since 1996 in the high-security Burail Jail complex, acquitted …

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