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Sunday, May 5, 2024
TopicDeath row

Topic: Death row

‘Murderer’s mom’—Not just the prisoner, their family also goes on death row in India

Life of Indian families with a prisoner on death row stops on its tracks. It will 'start again only when he comes back…or goes away forever'.

How chanting Ram and Bhagavad Gita gifted by a Sufi dacoit helped a Chambal bandit in prison

In ‘The Punished’, Jahnavi Misra explores nineteen stories of men and women facing death row in India, and how they navigate the justice system.

New book reveals the complex lives of death row inmates and their families

Published by HarperCollins, ‘The Punished’ by Jahnavi Misra will be released on 4 February on ThePrint's SoftCover.

‘Can’t discriminate’ — Delhi court stays execution of 16 December gang-rape convicts

Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana said courts can’t afford to discriminate against any convict, including death row convicts, in pursuit of his legal remedies.

How 16 December gang-rape convicts are making last-ditch attempts to escape the noose

4 convicts in 16 December gang-rape & murder case were initially supposed to be hanged on 22 January. Their execution is now scheduled on 1 February.

Another December 2012 death row convict files mercy petition before President Kovind

Vinay Sharma, along with three others, is set to be executed on 1 February for the December 2012 gangrape and murder. The President has already rejected one of the convict's mercy plea.

Modi govt moves SC to speed up hangings, change its 2014 guidelines on death row convicts

Govt contends that death row convicts are ‘taking judicial process for a ride’, and wants SC to specify a time period for curative and mercy petitions.

Delhi court dismisses NGO plea seeking to convince 16 Dec gangrape convicts to donate organs

Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora dismissed the application on the grounds that it was "devoid of any merit".

Convicts of gruesome crimes deserve punishment, not death

There is little evidence to prove that countries which have abolished the death penalty have a greater incidence of crime than those that have retained it.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.