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Mathura court sentences rapist to death in 57 days
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The crime took place in the second week of October and the sentencing took place on December 9.
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UN rights chief alarmed at death sentences by Myanmar military courts
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement. There are reports of as many as four additional death sentences being issued against youth activists yesterd
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Sirsa Court awards death penalty to 56-year-old man for raping minor daugh
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A district court on Thursday gave a death sentence to a 56-year-old man, convicted of raping his 11-year-old minor girl in Sirsa district two years ago.
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Batla House encounter: Delhi HC reserves order on appeals by convicts, dea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The trial court had awarded Ariz Khan a death sentence in the matter. Another convict Shahzad was awarded a life sentence. They had challenged their conviction. On the other hand, the Prosecution had moved a death reference of Ariz Khan and appealed for enhancement of the sentence awarded to
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2000 Red Fort incident: SC says incident was direct attack on unity, integ
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Supreme Court observed that in the 2000 Red Fort incident, there was a direct attack on the unity, integrity and sovereignty of India as it dismissed the review petition of Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq.
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Texas man sentenced to death for murder of US' first turbaned Sikh police
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was the first Sikh deputy for the department, was killed in the line of duty in September 2019. The verdict was made Wednesday, to sentence Solis to death, less than two weeks after he was found guilty of the murder of Deputy Dhaliwal.
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Blinken hosts in-person Diwali reception at State Department
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This event, which follows the White House's biggest Diwali event on Monday, received guests from the diplomatic and religious communities, from the private sector and from all across civil society.
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Beant Singh Killing: SC questions Centre for not deciding Rajoana's mercy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Central government for not taking any decision so far on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was awarded the death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in
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1984 anti-Sikh riots convict seeks suspension of sentence for liver, kidne
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): A life convict in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has sought the suspension of his sentence for transplant liver and Kidney transplants. The appellant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in 2018. Another convic
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China's former justice minister given death sentence for corruption
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 22 (ANI): China's former Justice Minister and top public security official, Fu Zhenghua on Thursday, was given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for corruption and abuse of power, local media reported.
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IPS Dr. Visakha Bhadane to get the Best Investigation Award
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 13 (ANI): Dr. Visakha Ashok Bhadane, an Indian Police Service officer will be awarded with the 'Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation' by the Union Home Ministry for her role in getting death sentence to the criminal who brutally m
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UN experts alarmed over Myanmar junta's decision to enforce death sentence
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The Myanmar junta's announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts have warned.
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