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  Beant Singh assassination: SC gives 'last chance' to Centre to decide on convict's mercy plea

  India | January 21, 2025 7:45 IST

  Balwant Singh Rajoana is convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.

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  Jagtar Singh Hawara acquitted in RDX case linked with ex-Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassination

  India | November 22, 2023 18:10 IST

  The court's decision reflects the challenges of presenting compelling evidence in complex cases involving terrorism and explosives. The absence of crucial evidence can impact the outcome of legal proceedings, emphasising the need for a meticulous and comprehensive approach to ensure justice.

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  Beant Singh assassination: SC's last chance to govt to decide on commuting Rajoana's death penalty

  India | January 25, 2021 13:57 IST

  The Supreme Court Monday granted last chance to the Centre to decide within two weeks on Balwant S Rajoana's plea seeking commutation of death penalty in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case.

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  Jagtar Singh Tara gets life imprisonment till death for killing former Punjab CM Beant Singh

  India | March 17, 2018 17:39 IST

  On August 31, 1995, then chief minister Beant Singh was killed in an explosion outside the Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh. Punjab police employee Dilawar Singh had acted as a human bomb in the incident.

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  Beant Singh’s grandson dies after allegedly shooting himself

  Politics | May 29, 2016 20:16 IST

  Harkirat Singh, grandson of former Punjab chief minister late Beant Singh, was found dead at his Sector 5 residence in Chandigarh after allegedly shooting himself

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  Sikh hardliners appoint Beant Singh assassin as Akal Takht chief

  India | November 11, 2015 7:44 IST

  Amritsar: Several Sikh organizations came together on Tuesday to hold a Sarbat Khalsa and appointed Jagtar Singh Hawara, the convict in Beant Singh assassination case, as jathedar of Akal Takht.The move by hardline groups has

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  Terrorist Jagtar Tara to be extradited from Thailand

  India | January 07, 2015 8:12 IST

  Chandigarh: A Bangkok court on Tuesday ordered Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara will be extradited from Thailand to India, according to information received by the Punjab Police.Tara is one of the terrorists

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  Former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin Tara arrested from Thailand

  India | January 06, 2015 12:17 IST

  Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassin Jagtar Singh, who had scarpered from prison in 2004, has been arrested from Thailand.The Police department in Thailand was put on alert by Punjab Police. On receiving

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  Thai police on the look out for Beant's killer

  India | October 27, 2014 20:19 IST

  Bangkok: Thailand's popular island resort of Pukhet was on high alert today after it was announced that former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's killer, who is on the run might be trying to enter the

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  Not in poll fray because of ill health : Tewari

  Politics | March 28, 2014 10:24 IST

  New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today said he had opt out contest in coming Lok Sabha elections from Ludhiana constituency because his health.“I have worked in that constituency for five years and

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  Former militant fighting for Beant Singh's assassinators refuses to call off hunger strike

  India | December 26, 2013 20:08 IST

  Chandigarh: As two militants convicted in the 1995 Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassination case could not come out on parole today, a former terrorist who is fighting for their cause for over 40 days,

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  Beant Singh murder convict Gurmit Singh Khalsa released from jail on parole

  India | December 25, 2013 21:39 IST

  Chandigarh:  Gurmit Singh Khalsa, convicted in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination, was today released on 28 days parole from Burail jail here. He was in jail since August 1995 after he was arrested

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  Beant Singh killer Rajoana to field sister against Preneet Kaur in Punjab

  India | October 20, 2013 8:58 IST

  Patiala(Punjab): Balwant Singh Rajoana, the assassin of late Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, now awaiting execution, has decided to field his sister Kamaldeep Kaur from Patiala Lok Sabha seat against Union Minister Preneet Kaur.Kamaldeep Kaur

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  SGPC Chief Makkar Gets Threats From UK Based Outfit

  India | April 03, 2012 21:50 IST

  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

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  Beant's Family Favours Clemency For Rajoana

  India | March 25, 2012 22:50 IST

  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

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  Akal Takht To Review Decision On Conferring Title On Rajoana

  India | March 25, 2012 22:47 IST

  Amritsar, Mar 25: Faced with a piquant situation, the Akal Takht, top temporal seat of the Sikhs, today said it would review its decision on bestowing the title of ‘Living Martyr' on death row convict

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

  India | March 23, 2012 21:34 IST

  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

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  Beant Murder Convict Jagtar's Death Sentence Commuted To Life Term

  India | October 12, 2010 13:58 IST

  Chandigarh, Oct 12 : The Punjab and Haryana High Court today commuted the death sentence of the mastermind in Beant Singh assassination case to life imprisonment, while it upheld the trial court penalty to four

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  BKI Chief Gets Life Sentence In Beant Singh Killing Case

  India | March 30, 2010 17:04 IST

  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