Sheikhupura [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): Younus, the brother-in-law of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court, was killed in Sheikhupura city of Punjab province in Pakistan on Monday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday released 2,257 convicts, lodged in different jails in Lucknow, on parole for eight weeks.
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The process of granting emergency parole to convicts is underway to contain the spread of coronavirus, as per information provided by a Tihar Jail official.
Moscow [Russia], May 24 (Sputnik/ANI): A man who tried to take people hostage in a bank in central Moscow on Saturday had a prior conviction for an unrelated offense, a Russian police source told Sputnik.
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking a stay on his conviction order in a coal block allocation case, so that he can contest elections.
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The United States has deported al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Ibrahim Zubair to India, sources said on Thursday. He was convicted in the US for providing material support and resources to terrorists.
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended by three months the parole of retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal, convicted and sentenced to a life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, stating that he was over 90 years of age.
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Delhi High Court has extended till June 6 the interim suspension of sentence of a man, convicted in connection with a case related to dowry death of his sister-in-law, noting that he has to take extra care of his premature baby girl and mentally disabled son.
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): Alphabet Inc., the parent company of American multi-national tech giant Google, removed links to unfavorable articles and blog posts that alleged wrongdoing by convicted criminals, foreign officials and businesspeople in the United States as well as abroa
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI/ BusinessWire India): Reports of sexual violence against women and children on the rise again in India after an initial dip in crime with the onset of nationwide lockdown.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Delhi government on Monday told Delhi High Court that a meeting of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) was underway today to consider releasing eligible convicts in a bid to decongest jails amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.