India 2002
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News on India in 2002
- OCTOBER 20, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Lisbon has officially told New Delhi that it would...
Lisbon has officially told New Delhi that it would not interfere in the Portuguese judicial process and India should initiate extradition proceedings against fugitive Mumbai blasts accused Abu Salem instead of trying for the more speedy process of deporta
- OCTOBER 14, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In a written reply to external affairs minister Yashwant...
In a written reply to external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha's letter to his counterpart in Lisbon, the Portuguese foreign office last week communicated that there was no problem in handing over Abu Salem after the procedural nitty-gritty was completed
- OCTOBER 14, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Campaign for Custodial Justice and Abolition of...
The Campaign for Custodial Justice and Abolition of Torture has called for repeal of all detention laws, including the National Security Act, saying preventive arrests are tantamount to torture
- OCTOBER 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A controversial Supreme Court judgement in the Devender...
A controversial Supreme Court judgement in the Devender Pal Singh case- in which several persons were killed when the accused made an attempt on the life of Congress activist M S Bitta - did not enforce the need for corroboration of evidence while convict
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Indians were sentenced to death by a Dubai court...
Three Indians were sentenced to death by a Dubai court for possessing and dealing in drugs
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India formally sought deportation of underworld don...
India formally sought deportation of underworld don Abu Salem, who was arrested along with his wife Monica Bedi in Lisbon with Pakistani passport, and said it was prepared to guarantee that he would not be given death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Calcutta Eastern Indian Metropolis High Court acquitted...
The Calcutta Eastern Indian Metropolis High Court acquitted ten convicts on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to substantiate charges against them
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Calcutta Eastern Indian Metropolis High Court acquitted...
The Calcutta Eastern Indian Metropolis High Court acquitted ten convicts on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to substantiate charges against them
- AUGUST 31, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Additional sessions judge S
Additional sessions judge S
- AUGUST 17, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai and an Indian, namely Saelow Praset, 55, and...
A Thai and an Indian, namely Saelow Praset, 55, and Ayodya Praset Combay, 57, both sentenced to death for trying to smuggle heroin into Indonesia, expressed complaints to the press over the long delay concerning the reply to their application for a Presid
- AUGUST 14, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
District and sessions judge (Rajgarh, Rajasthan) PK...
District and sessions judge (Rajgarh, Rajasthan) PK Sharma Rajgarh handed down the death sentence to Jora and Wazir and a life term to Balraj and Laxman on the charge of murdering Mahant Krishan Giri, who was president of Akhil Bhartiya Sadhu Samaj of Bal
- AUGUST 12, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling...
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, at a public place in al Khobar highlights the need for creating awareness among job seekers from being exploited as drug carriers
- AUGUST 11, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Ali Haji, an Indian national convicted of...
Mohammed Ali Haji, an Indian national convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, was beheaded in Al Khobar, the Saudi news agency (SPA) said
- AUGUST 11, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Residents of the Indian village of Noorani Basti held...
Residents of the Indian village of Noorani Basti held a demonstration demanding the death sentence for the killers of Ishrat, a married girl who was burnt by her in-laws and died in civil hospital ten days later, on August 9
- AUGUST 11, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In May 1991, they blew up the man who would be India's...
In May 1991, they blew up the man who would be India's Prime Minister
- AUGUST 11, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In May 1991, they blew up the man who would be India's...
In May 1991, they blew up the man who would be India's Prime Minister
- AUGUST 10, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court has modified the death sentence imposed...
The Supreme Court has modified the death sentence imposed on two accused in a multiple murder case into life imprisonment on the ground that death sentence could be awarded only to those who could not be reformed or rehabilitated and if they constituted a
- AUGUST 9, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Supreme Court modified the death sentence imposed...
India's Supreme Court modified the death sentence imposed on two accused in a multiple murder case into life imprisonment on the ground that death sentence could be awarded only to those who could not be reformed or rehabilitated and if they constituted a
- AUGUST 9, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Supreme Court modified the death sentence imposed...
India's Supreme Court modified the death sentence imposed on two accused in a multiple murder case into life imprisonment on the ground that death sentence could be awarded only to those who could not be reformed or rehabilitated and if they constituted a
- AUGUST 8, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian police are hunting the sons of a woman who burnt...
Indian police are hunting the sons of a woman who burnt herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre
- AUGUST 8, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Three persons wiped out an entire family in cold blood...
Three persons wiped out an entire family in cold blood due to sibling rivalry and were sentenced to death
- AUGUST 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Fifth additional district and sessions judge Surendra...
Fifth additional district and sessions judge Surendra Prasad Sharma awarded death sentence to five persons and rigorous life imprisonment to four other accused in connection with a murder case
- JULY 29, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens...
The Narcotics Control Bureau warned Indian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia not to accept gifts from travel agents or any other person to avoid falling into the trap of narcotic smugglers
- JULY 12, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for killing three Saudi women after breaking into their homes, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 10, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern that the...
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern that the four persons charged with various crimes relating to the attack on the Parliament House complex on December 13, 2001 may not receive a fair trial
- JULY 8, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in India condemned a man to death for murdering...
A court in India condemned a man to death for murdering his wife
- JULY 5, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of cases ending in capital punishment for...
The number of cases ending in capital punishment for the accused has been on the increase in India's Bihar state during the last two decades
- MAY 20, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A court in India sentenced to death five persons for...
A court in India sentenced to death five persons for murdering eight people
- MAY 16, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court said that life imprisonment should...
The Supreme Court said that life imprisonment should be the normal rule of punishment in murder cases
- MAY 14, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy said he...
Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy said he would go to the Supreme Court if the federal government failed to carry out the death sentence awarded to four persons convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case by August 15