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Child rapist deserves no life, MP has provision for death sentence: CM Mohan Yadav
Bhopal, March 8: Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday expressed anguish over crime against girl children, warning that the state government has made a provision to award death sentence to those found guilty of raping girls below 12 years of age.
India provided all possible legal assistance to Indian national executed in UAE: MEA
New Delhi, March 3: The Indian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates provided all possible legal assistance to Shahzadi, the Indian national executed in UAE, including sending mercy petitions and pardon requests to the Government of the UAE, the XP Division of the Ministry of External Affairs stated.
Father's plea for MEA intervention for daughter on UAE death row ends in tragedy
New Delhi, March 3: In a heartbreaking turn of events, the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), appearing for the Centre, informed the court that Shahzadi Khan, the woman from Uttar Pradesh, had been executed on February 15.
Over 80 per cent of Japanese people favour capital punishment: Report
Tokyo, March 2: According to a government survey in Japan, over 80 per cent of Japanese people support the death penalty, stating that the existence of the system is "unavoidable," local media reported on Sunday.
Father seeks MEA intervention for daughter on death row in UAE, moves Delhi HC
By Sushil Batra, New Delhi, March 1: The father of Shahzadi Khan, the UP woman facing a death sentence in the UAE, approached the Delhi High Court on Saturday seeking a directive to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and authorities to issue a bulletin and ascertain information regarding the exact current legal status and well-being of his daughter.
BJP leaders call for death penalty for Sajjan Kumar following life sentence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
New Delhi, Feb 25: After a Delhi court sentenced former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment for his role in the brutal killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, BJP leaders have vocally demanded a harsher punishment, including the death penalty.
Beant Singh killing: SC asks Centre to decide by March 18 Balwant Singh Rajoana's mercy plea
New Delhi, January 20: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to decide by the March 18 petition of death-row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana, seeking commutation of the death sentence awarded to him for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.