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  Germany resumes deportations of convicted criminals to Afghanistan for first time since 2021

  World | August 30, 2024 13:58 IST

  A Kabul-found flight took off from Leipzig in the early hours of Friday with 28 convicted criminals onboard after secret talks with Qatar. Germany had halted deportations to Taliban in 2021, but reversed the decision after a couple of knife attacks that killed several people.

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  Tamil Nadu: PhD scholar sentenced five life imprisonment for sexually assaulting eight minors

  July 09, 2024 22:31 IST

  The Thanjavur special court also imposed a fine of Rs 6,54,000 on him. Additionally, the court ordered him to pay Rs 4 lakh to each minor victims. He used to trap children below the age of 12 years.

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  Bilkis Bano case: 3 convicts seek more time to surrender, Supreme Court to hear petition tomorrow

  India | January 18, 2024 11:58 IST

  Bilkis Bano case: The matter seeking an extension of time was mentioned before a bench of Justices BV Nagarathana and Sanjay Karol today which asked the Registry to place the plea before CJI.

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  Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court quashes Gujarat govt's decision to allow early release of convicts

  India | January 08, 2024 11:45 IST

  The Gujarat government had released the 11 convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment, on August 15, 2022. All the convicts in the case were released as per the state's remission policy.

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  Anand Mohan Singh's release: Slain IAS officer's wife slams Bihar govt decision

  India | April 25, 2023 22:14 IST

  Talking about the brutal killing of Krishnaiah in 1994, G Uma Krishnaiah said her husband was killed for no fault of his.

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  Nirbhaya case: In a first, four convicts hanged together in India

  India | March 20, 2020 5:46 IST

  This will be for the first time when four convicts will be hanged together in India. The four men -- Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, and Akshay Kumar Singh -- are set to be hanged at 5.30 am in Delhi's Tihar jail on Friday.

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  Court stays execution of Nirbhaya convicts; Asha Devi breaks down

  India | January 31, 2020 19:19 IST

  Breaking News: A Delhi court on Friday stayed the February 1 execution of convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. According to the order, the execution cannot take place till the next court order.

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  Nirbhaya case: Tihar authorities delaying in handing over documents, convicts tell court

  India | January 24, 2020 18:31 IST

  An advocate appearing for three of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case moved to Delhi court on Friday alleging that the Tihar jail authorities are not handing over certain documents and this is causing delay in filing their mercy and curative petitions.

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  Rs 50,000 being spent per day in security of Nirbhaya convicts after death warrant

  India | January 23, 2020 17:24 IST

  Convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case are not just delaying the execution process but also costing the authorities a fortune. A sum of Rs 50,000 is being spent every day on the four convicts.  

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  Nirbhaya convicts will be hanged on Feb 1 at 6 am, new death warrant issued

  India | January 17, 2020 18:11 IST

  A Delhi court today issued fresh death warrants for all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case. The court quashed the earlier death warrant scheduled for January 22. According to the new death warrant, the four convicts -- Mukesh, Pawan, Akshay, Vinay -- will be hanged on February 1 at 6 am.

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  Nirbhaya's rapists not to be hanged on January 22. Here's why

  India | January 16, 2020 16:22 IST

  Nirbhaya's rapists would not be hanged on January 22 as mercy petitions continue to delay the process.

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  Nirbhaya convicts earned ₹ 1.37 lakh in Tihar, appeared in Class 10 exams but failed

  India | January 15, 2020 16:35 IST

  Convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case are nearing their end. During their stay at Tihar jail, the convicts appeared for exams and also did chores, earning prison wages up to Rs 1,37,000. According to Tihar jail sources, convicts Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, and Vinay Sharma did labour work.

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  Tihar prepares four new gallows to hang Nirbhaya rape convicts soon

  India | January 02, 2020 13:18 IST

  Tihar jail seems to be preparing for the hanging of four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case. As per sources, the jail authorities are readying new gallows frame and making other preparations for the hanging of convicts.

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  Nirbhaya case convicts to move mercy plea in SC

  India | November 02, 2019 9:19 IST

  The decision was taken in a meeting between the convicts and their lawyers in Tihar Jail on Friday, after the Tihar jail administration issued a notice to all four on October 28 saying that they had seven days to file a mercy petition to the President. 

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  Tamil Nadu decides to recommend release of all Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts

  Politics | September 09, 2018 23:40 IST

  On May 21, 1991, former PM Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated at Sriperumbudur by an LTTE woman suicide bomber, Dhanu, at an election rally. Fourteen others, including Dhanu herself, were also killed.

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  Supreme Court upholds death penalty of Nirbhaya gang-rape convicts: Who said what

  India | July 09, 2018 17:14 IST

  Nirbhaya gang-rape verdict| The Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its verdict upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gang-raped and murdered Nirbhaya.

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  Opposition parties slam BJP govt after controversy erupts over Jayant Sinha garlanding Jharkhand lynching convicts

  India | July 08, 2018 19:54 IST

  Sinha has stoked a controversy by felicitating the convicts, with opposition terming it a "despicable" and "unfortunate" act. 

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  Yashwant Sinha slams son Jayant for garlanding Jharkhand lynching convicts

  India | July 07, 2018 23:48 IST

  The former BJP leader and Union minister said that he did not approve of his son's action.

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  Abu Salem, Merchant, Firoz, Karimullah and Riyaz: Know all about the five 1993 Mumbai blasts convicts

  India | September 07, 2017 18:36 IST

  Here is a brief insight into what roles did the five convicts – Abu Salem, Karimullah Khan, Tahir Merchant, Firoz Khan and Riyaz Siddhiqui -- play in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts

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  After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail

  India | July 19, 2017 9:29 IST

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts serving terms in the Central Prison