Nirbhaya case: All convicts to be executed in Tihar Jail's cell 3 on January 22
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Nirbhaya case: All convicts to be executed in Tihar Jail's cell 3 on January 22

India TV News  

All the convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar Jail's cell 3. On Tuesday, a Delhi Court issued death warrants against all four death row convicts in the case. Meanwhile, the Tihar Jail authorities will write to the Uttar Pradesh Prison Department seeking the service of a hangman. One of the accused was a minor and appeared before a juvenile justice court, while another accused allegedly committed suicide in Tihar Jail.

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Current Scenario On Death Penalty In Light Of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Current Scenario On Death Penalty In Light Of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Live Law  

India has in the past voted against a draft resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on the abolition of the death penalty. As per Sec 22 of BNSS, a sentence of death may be passed by: A High Court A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge subject to the confirmation by the High Court. EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE Chapter …

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily
6 days ago

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Jomon of Kumily, the second accused in a case relating to the rape and murder of a woman and her daughter in 2007, after setting aside the Thodupuzha Session’s Court’s verdict awarding him death sentence in the case. The High Court had in 2018 confirmed the capital punishment imposed …

Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists
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Periya Double Murder Case: Kerala High Court Suspends Sentence Of Four CPI(M) Activists

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of 4 convicts in the Periya double murder case, including the former CPI MLA K. V. Kunhiraman. The Special CBI Court had found the former MLA K. V. Kunhiraman, K. Manikandan, Raghavan Velutholi, K. V. Bhaskaran guilty of offence under Section 225 of IPC and had sentenced them to 5 years …

Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of four convicts
1 week ago

Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of four convicts

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of four accused, including a former CPI MLA, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Periya, a town in Kasaragod district five years ago. A bench of Justices P B Suresh Kumar and Jobin Sebastian put on hold the …

28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj
1 week, 5 days ago

28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: A special National Investigation Agency court on Friday awarded life imprisonment.to the 28 men convicted for the murder of Chandan Gupta who was killed in a communal clash in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh during the “Tiranga yatra” on the Republic Day in 2018. Chandan Gupta was killed on January 26, 2018 during a rally involving large number of …

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case
1 week, 5 days ago

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case

India Today  

A CBI Special Court in Ernakulam on Friday sentenced 10 individuals to double life imprisonment for the killings of Youth Congress workers Sarath Lal PK and Kripesh in Kasaragod, Kerala five years ago. The court also handed five years of rigorous imprisonment to four CPI leaders, including former MLA KV Kunhiraman, for aiding the crime. In addition to the double …

Two murders in Tirunelveli district on same day
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Two murders in Tirunelveli district on same day

The Hindu  

A law student was stabbed to death by a gang near a school in Cheranmahadevi in the district on Friday. Passers-by rushed Manikandan to Cheranmahadevi Government Hospital, from where he was later shifted to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Murder near court Meanwhile, the murder committed in broad daylight near Tirunelveli District Court Complex on Friday has …

Murder accused killed outside TN court, one arrested: Police
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Murder accused killed outside TN court, one arrested: Police

Hindustan Times  

A murder accused was killed by a gang of four men on Friday outside the court complex in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, police said, adding that it was likely a revenge killing. Three teams were formed to nab the accused and all four have been arrested now, said a senior police official not wishing to be quoted Police said that …

From the India Today archives (2013) | Nirbhaya gang-rape: India's most hated
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From the India Today archives (2013) | Nirbhaya gang-rape: India's most hated

India Today  

It’s a quiet, rainy morning in a small village in the heart of western Uttar Pradesh. “At least three or four years,” hesitantly chips in another, “Bhura was a good boy.” This good boy is now seen by the rest of the country as evil incarnate. “Welcome to my life.” She has tears in her eyes when she starts talking …

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder
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1 month ago

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder

The Hindu  

A court in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday awarded death sentence to a convict, and life imprisonment to another, for the rape and murder of a minor in Farakka on October 13, 2024. Additional Director General West Bengal Police, Supratim Sarkar, said that the main target of the police was to submit the chargesheet as early as possible so …

Three sentenced to death for raping, killing 8-yr-old girl in Mangaluru
2 months ago

Three sentenced to death for raping, killing 8-yr-old girl in Mangaluru

New Indian Express  

MANGALURU: Three migrant workers have been sentenced to death for gangraping and murdering an eight-year-old girl from Jharkhand here on November 21, 2021. Special public prosecutor K Badrinath Nayari told reporters here on Friday that on November 21, 2021, the accused took the girl, who was playing with her brother, to a remote area after giving her sweets and raped …

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf

The Hindu  

Four CPI(M) workers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of C. Ashraf, a CPI(M) worker from Eruvatty in Kannur, Kerala. The court convicted M. Pranu Babu alias Kuttan (34), R.V. Nidhish, alias Tutu (36), V. Shijil, alias Sheejutan (35), and K. Ujesh alias Uji (34). Meanwhile, M.R. Sreejith, alias Kothan (39) and P. Bineesh (48) were acquitted …

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli
5 months ago

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh plea filed by the CBI challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. The apex court had in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the High Court's verdict acquitting Koli …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a 30-year-old law student in Kerala in 2016. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the convict's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's May 20 verdict that upheld his conviction and confirmed …

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of the death sentence given to Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor on April 28, 2016.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan, considering the appeal filed by the convict against the Kerala High Court's. …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence given by a trial court to Muhammed Ameer ul-Islam, the lone convict in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district of the state. Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student The accused, then 22 years old and a …

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case

India TV News  

The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ameerul Islam, convicted in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Perumbavoor. The high court dismissed Islam's appeal against the sessions court verdict and confirmed the capital punishment. The court had said that the confirmation of the capital punishment was also made based on …

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment
8 months ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment

Live Mint  

A Special Court in Pune on Friday acquitted three accused including Virendrasinh Tawde, Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave in the activist Narendra Dabholkar murder case, ANI reported. Besides this, the court also sent the other two accused — Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar sent to life imprisonment for allegedly killing Narendra Dabholkar in Pune on August 20, 2013. Narendra Dabholkar, …

Nithari Killings: SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Victim's Father Against Acquittal of Surendra Koli
8 months, 1 week ago

Nithari Killings: SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Victim's Father Against Acquittal of Surendra Koli

News 18  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging Allahabad High Court’s order acquitting Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case. On October 16, the high court pronounced verdicts on several appeals filed by Koli and Pandher, who were awarded the death penalty by the trial court. Reversing the death sentence given to Koli in 12 cases …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
8 months, 3 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 …

[Sunil Babu Gang Rivalry Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Four Accused For Murder, Acquits Other Accused
9 months, 2 weeks ago

[Sunil Babu Gang Rivalry Murder] Kerala High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Four Accused For Murder, Acquits Other Accused

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court upheld rigorous life imprisonment imposed upon four accuseds 1 to 4 for the offence of murder of CITU worker Sunil Babu due to gang rivalry. The Court also set aside the conviction of rigorous life imprisonment imposed upon accuseds 5 to 8 for criminal conspiracy to murder due to lack of evidence. It also set aside …

Tamil Nadu: Four get life sentence for revenge murder of money lender in 2015
11 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Four get life sentence for revenge murder of money lender in 2015

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: The Principal District and Sessions Court in Thoothukudi awarded life sentences to four persons and acquitted seven others for the revenge murder of a moneylender in 2015. Sources said that as many as 14 people killed the money lender Pichaiah Thevar early on March 10, 2015, at Kongarayakurichi near Srivaikuntam. According to the FIR in Pichaiah’s murder, 14 people …

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

Punjab: Two prisoners commit suicide in Hoshiarpur jail
1 year ago

Punjab: Two prisoners commit suicide in Hoshiarpur jail

Hindustan Times  

Two prisoners allegedly hanged themselves in the central jail at Hoshiarpur in the wee hours of Friday. A jail warder noticed the bodies in the morning and informed his seniors. The jail superintendent, Joginder Pal Singh, was placed under suspension in another case on Thursday. City station house officer Sanjeevan Kumar said that investigation under Section 176 CrPC would be …

11 years of Nirbhaya case: Cop narrates how Delhi Police nabbed rapists
1 year ago

11 years of Nirbhaya case: Cop narrates how Delhi Police nabbed rapists

Hindustan Times  

The Nirbhaya rape case left the entire country shocked at the horrific nature of the crime. People protest against the impending release of juvenile accused in Nirbhaya case, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on November 21, 2015. 11 years after the horrific crime, IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who was in charge of the case, recalled how the Delhi Police ended …

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 …

DC Edit | Nithari: Justice not delivered
1 year, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Nithari: Justice not delivered

Deccan Chronicle  

India is a poor country not because it has no resources but because a large proportion of the people who are tasked with managing those resources give their jobs the short shrift despite elaborate procedure and infrastructure built over years. Every sensible Indian would share the anguish expressed by the Allahabad high court at the tardy investigation in the Nithari …

Delhi HC pulls up Tihar jail officials over failure to prevent killing of gangster Tillu Tajpuria
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi HC pulls up Tihar jail officials over failure to prevent killing of gangster Tillu Tajpuria

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court has raised questions on the security arrangements inside the Tihar jail after dreaded gangster Tillu Tajpuria was killed in a knife attack by a rival gang inside the high-security prison while security staff watched the incident, captured on CCTV cameras, live. Hearing the case related to Tillu Tajpuria, the Delhi HC asked Tihar jail authorities why …

Tillu Tajpuria murder case: Patiala House Court remands all six accused to 14 days custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Tillu Tajpuria murder case: Patiala House Court remands all six accused to 14 days custody

India TV News  

Tillu Tajpuriya murder case: In a major development to the gangster Tillu Tajpuriya murder case, Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday remanded all siz accused to 14 days of custody. Earlier on May 12, all six inmates, arrested in connection with the killing of jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya were taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Rohini as part of …

Tihar murder: 6 accused to be in Delhi Police custody till May 15
1 year, 8 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 …

All we know about the grisly murder of Tillu Tajpuria inside Tihar jail
1 year, 8 months ago

All we know about the grisly murder of Tillu Tajpuria inside Tihar jail

Op India  

A new CCTV footage from Delhi’s Tihar jail has emerged where the macabre murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuria by members of his rival gang took place on Tuesday early morning. देश की सबसे सुरक्षित तिहाड़ जेल का हाल देख लो। मारने के बाद दुबारा हमलावर आए और पुलिसवालों के सामने दुबारा टिल्लू ताजपूरिया के गले पर वार किया गया। pic.twitter.com/JfUCqF1kuJ …

Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya murder: 8 Tihar jail personnel including 3 assistant superintendents suspended
1 year, 8 months ago

Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya murder: 8 Tihar jail personnel including 3 assistant superintendents suspended

India TV News  

Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya murder: The Delhi Prisons Department on Friday suspended eight staff members of Tihar Jail including three assistant Superintendents in connection with the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya on the premises. New CCTV video from Tihar Earlier in the day, a new CCTV video involving the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya emegered on social media. Earlier on May …

Telangana High Court Commutes Death Penalty of Three In Gang Rape And Murder Case, Sentences Them To Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath
1 year, 8 months ago

Telangana High Court Commutes Death Penalty of Three In Gang Rape And Murder Case, Sentences Them To Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has commuted the death penalty of three convicts in a case of gang rape and murder of a Schedule Caste women in 2019. The court held that the prosecution has established by leading cogent and convincing evidence that on 24.11.2019, while the deceased was going towards Ramnaik Thanda, the accused followed her and when she reached …

Prisoners likely to be reshuffled across jail wards: Tihar officials in Delhi
1 year, 8 months ago

Prisoners likely to be reshuffled across jail wards: Tihar officials in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A day after gangster Tillu Tajpuria was murdered in a high-security ward at Delhi’s Tihar Jail, prison officials said that they were checking dossiers of criminals in order to classify them on the basis of their affiliation to different gangs, and lodge separately to prevent violence, senior officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. Read here: Attack on gangster …

Tihar killing exposes glaring safety lapses
1 year, 8 months ago

Tihar killing exposes glaring safety lapses

Hindustan Times  

An audacious murder inside India’s largest prison complex that saw a gangster being stabbed nearly 100 times by members of a rival gang should set alarm bells ringing. But that it was the second such killing in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in 18 days should also indicate that security protocols are either effete or being flagrantly violated, and demand urgent corrections …

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 …

Evolution of jurisprudence around capital punishment, its procedures
1 year, 9 months ago

Evolution of jurisprudence around capital punishment, its procedures

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court last month decided to test the validity of hanging by the neck as the method of executing death sentence in India, stating that the method can be declared unconstitutional if there is scientific material favouring a different method of execution as less painful and “more consistent with human dignity”. Over the years, there has been a constant …

Explained: How India saw the highest number of death penalties in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: How India saw the highest number of death penalties in 2022

Firstpost  

According to the report ‘Death Penalty in India, Annual Statistics Report, 2022,’ trial courts across India imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, the most in a single year in the last two decades New Delhi: Trial courts across the country imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, which is the highest in a single year in the last two decades, a …

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report
1 year, 11 months ago

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report

Live Law  

In 2022, trial courts imposed the largest number of death sentences in a single year since 2000 while the death row population was the highest it has been since 2004. Overview of Death Sentences In 2022, trial courts imposed death sentences on 165 persons - the largest number of death sentences imposed in a single year in over two decades …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Four convicts lodged in Tiruchi Special Camp after prison release
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Four convicts lodged in Tiruchi Special Camp after prison release

The Hindu  

The four life convicts — Murugan, Santhan, Robert Payas and Jayakumar — in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were lodged in the Special Camp at Tiruchi in the late hours of Saturday, November 12, 2022, after the Supreme Court ordered their release. Of the six convicts released on Saturday, the four men who are Sri Lankan nationals who had entered …

As Rajiv Gandhi killers walk free, here's a quick recap of the case
2 years, 2 months 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 …

Why India needs a rethink before expanding scope of death penalty
2 years, 2 months ago

Why India needs a rethink before expanding scope of death penalty

Firstpost  

It is crystal clear the graph of number of death sentences dips amazingly as the cases get referred up Put yourself in the shoes of a rape and murder victim’s parents. But while the Delhi High Court had given the death punishment calling the accused “predators”, the Supreme Court exonerated all three defendants for the 2012 rape and murder of …

Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday that he spoke to Union law minister Kiren Rijiju and assured justice for a 19-year-old rape victim who hailed from the state, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted three men sentenced to death for her 2012 gang rape and murder. “I have spoken to advocate Charu Khanna, who is handling …

As Ashok Gehlot Nirbhaya case remark sparks outrage, aide cites ‘data’
2 years, 5 months ago

As Ashok Gehlot Nirbhaya case remark sparks outrage, aide cites ‘data’

Hindustan Times  

After Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s remark on death penalties and rape cases - while speaking of the December 16, 2012 gangrape case - drew huge criticism, his aide on Sunday shared data to back up the statement. Alleging that Gehlot’s comment was “distorted” by the “BJP IT cell”, Shashikant Sharma, OSD to the chief minister, cited a report to …

Udaipur killing: Four accused sent to Ajmer jail, two in NIA remand
2 years, 6 months ago

Udaipur killing: Four accused sent to Ajmer jail, two in NIA remand

India TV News  

Highlights Mohsin Khan, Wasim, Asif and Mohammed Mohsin were sent to Ajmer jail Riyaz Ghaus and Farhat have been taken in NIA remand The four accused sent to jail will continue to remain in jail till August 1 Udaipur killing: Amid the ongoing investigations in connection with the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur last month, four accused arrested …

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