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2013 Sonai murders: SC stays execution of convict's death sentence
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of the death penalty of a convict who was convicted of murdering three Dalit youths in Ahmednagar's Sonai village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar in 2013 over an inter-caste love affair.
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Sakinaka rape case: Ramdas Athawale demands death penalty for accused
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 12 (ANI): Demanding the death penalty for the accused in the Sakinaka rape case in Mumbai, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said the accused should be hanged within six months.
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Chinese court upholds death penalty for Canadian Robert Schellenberg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for Canadian Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling, local media reported.
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Batla House Encounter convict Ariz Khan awarded with death penalty moves a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Ariz Khan, the convict of the Batla House encounter case has recently moved to Delhi High Court challenging the Death Penalty awarded to him by a Delhi trial court on March 15, 2021.
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Budget brawl in National Assembly uncovers duplicity of Pak's blasphemy la
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly which witnessed a brawl between the government and opposition parliamentarians last week during the federal budget discussion, has uncovered Pakistan's duplicity over the country's blasphemy laws that carry the death penalty.
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Pak's blasphemy laws continue to target Christian population
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Despite international condemnation over Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, which carry the death penalty, observers note that Christians continue to become common targets of discrimination of the laws, note observers.
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Andhra Pradesh: Ongole court pronounces capital punishment for 12 members
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): The Prakasam District 8th Additional Sessions Court in Ongole on Monday served death penalty to 12 convicts of the highway murders cases of 2008-09, including the gang leader Munna.
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US report says Pak's blasphemy laws, attacks on minorities hampering relig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 report International Religious Freedom released by the United States on Wednesday (local time) has highlighted a downward spiral of religious expression in Pakistan, most notably in the form of blasphemy laws, punishment for which ranges up to the deat
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Myanmar junta imposes death penalty for treason, dissent
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 17 (ANI): Amid growing violence in Myanmar following the February 1 coup, the ruling military on Tuesday imposed a death penalty as a possible punishment for treason, dissent, and other offenses against the government.
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Death penalty to Batla House case convict will boost up morale of police:
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Delhi Special Cell DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who led the team during the 2008 Batla House encounter, on Monday said the court's verdict awarding the death penalty to the convict will boost up the morale of the police.
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Death penalty to Batla House case convict a matter of relief: Delhi Specia
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Delhi Special Cell DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who worked with Inspector Mohan Chandra Sharma, killed in the 2008 Batla House encounter, on Monday said the court's verdict awarding the death penalty to the convict is a "matter of relief."
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Sonia Gandhi, Mamata, Kejriwal should apologise to nation: Prakash Javadek
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Soon after the Delhi Court's verdict that awarded death penalty to the 2008 Batla House encounter convict, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday demanded an apology from the top opposition leaders of the country who had questioned the police action
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