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mercy plea

CM assassination: Why Rajoana not hanged till now, SC asks after Centre says serious offence

CM assassination: Why Rajoana not hanged till now, SC asks after Centre says serious offence
india news
Published on Sept 24, 2025 03:46 pm IST

SC grants Centre till Mar 18 to decide on Rajoana’s mercy plea

Rajoana has been in prison for 29 years, of which 15 years have been spent on death row following his conviction in 2007. (HT PHOTO)
india news
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 03:48 am IST

SC grants Centre four weeks to decide on Rajoana mercy plea

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Union government four weeks to decide on the long-pending mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, even as the Centre flagged the “sensitivity” of the issue and said the situation was not conducive to resolving the matter at present. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 08:22 am IST

SC grants Centre four weeks to decide on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s mercy petition

Balwant Singh Rajoana, the key accused in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s murder case. (HT File Photo)
india news
Published on Nov 25, 2024 11:08 am IST

Bandi Chhod Diwas: Use ‘close ties’ with MHA to ensure decision on Rajoana’s mercy plea: Takht jathedar to DSGMC

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Sunday directed the office-bearers of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) to make efforts to ensure early decision on the mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, death row convict in former CM Beant Singh assassination case, by using their “close ties” with the Union ministry of home affairs. (HT File Photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 05:40 am IST
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