President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition
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President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition of two death row convicts found guilty of raping and murdering an 18-year-old girl. With this, Mukherjee has rejected 11 mercy petitions awarding death penalty to 17 convicts.
Sources said there no more mercy petitions were pending with the President's office.
The latest whose mercy pleas were rejected are Karnataka duo Shivu and Jadeswamy who brutally raped and murdered an 18-year-old girl on October 15, 2001. The high court rejected the appeal and confirmed death penalty in November 2005. This was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2007.
Sources said there no more mercy petitions were pending with the President's office.
The latest whose mercy pleas were rejected are Karnataka duo Shivu and Jadeswamy who brutally raped and murdered an 18-year-old girl on October 15, 2001. The high court rejected the appeal and confirmed death penalty in November 2005. This was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2007.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 16/08/2013)
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