Mercy pleas: prolonged delays inhuman?
Apr 12, 2013
Hanging of four Veerappan associates stayed for now by Supreme Court
Feb 20, 2013
DMK chief M Karunanidhi asks for death penalty to be abolished
Feb 19, 2013
Execution of 4 Veerappan aides stayed till Wednesday
Feb 18, 2013
Supreme Court commutes death sentence citing delay in deciding mercy petition
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday May 1, 2013
The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a murderer to life imprisonment on the grounds that the President's office took too long to reject his petition seeking mercy.
Re-consider seven death sentences in Tamil Nadu along with Bhullar's: Karunanidhi to Centre
Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday April 18, 2013
DMK chief M Karunanidhi has asked the Centre to reconsider the death sentence awarded to three people in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case and four associates of sandalwood dacoit Veerappan, all currently lodged in Tamil Nadu jails.
Hanging of four Veerappan associates stayed for now by Supreme Court
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday February 20, 2013
The Supreme Court has said that four members of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan's gang, who have been on death row for years, cannot be hanged for at least six weeks, till their case is decided by the Chief Justice of India.
Supreme Court to hear petitions of four Veerappan aides today
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday February 20, 2013
The Supreme Court will today take up the plea of four associates of sandalwood bandit Veerappan who are on death row at the Belgaum Central Jail in Karnataka.
DMK chief M Karunanidhi asks for death penalty to be abolished
Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday February 18, 2013
DMK chief M Karunanidhi has appealed for the death penalty to be abolished. Earlier this month, Afzal Guru from Kashmir was hanged for his role in 2001's deadly attack on Parliament. In November, Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab was executed for the 2...
Supreme Court stays execution of four Veerappan aides till Wednesday
Edited by Samira Shaikh | Wednesday February 20, 2013
The Supreme Court has said that four men from Karnataka members of notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan's gang, cannot be executed for now. Here are 10 big developments in this story:
Supreme Court stays execution of four Veerappan aides till Wednesday
Edited by Samira Shaikh | Monday February 18, 2013
The Supreme Court today stayed the execution of four aides of Sandalwood bandit Veerappan till Wednesday. President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected their mercy petitions last week.
Veerappan's wife asks govt to stop execution of his associates, to hold protest
Sam Daniel | Monday February 18, 2013
V Muthulakshmi, the wife of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, has requested the Tamil Nadu government to intervene and pass a resolution to stop the execution of four of his associates. President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected their mercy petitions last ...
Families of Veerappan's aides facing execution say trial was unfair
Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Monday February 18, 2013
A tense atmosphere prevails at Maatili village in Karnataka, home to the four associates of late sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, whose mercy petitions have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.
A Vaidyanathan | Sunday February 17, 2013
The Supreme Court has refused urgent hearing on the plea of four aides of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan seeking stay of execution of their death penalty reportedly fixed for Sunday, saying there was no proof about it.
A Vaidyanathan | Saturday February 16, 2013
Four associates of notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, whose mercy petitions have been rejected, today appealed in the Supreme Court against their hanging.
Veerappan's associates to move Karnataka High Court against execution of death penalty
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday February 15, 2013
Four associates of notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, whose mercy petitions have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, will move the Karnataka High Court against their execution, sources say. Their mercy pleas were rejected on February 1...
'They should be spared from execution', says Veerappan's widow
Edited by Surabhi Malik (With Inputs from PTI) | Thursday February 14, 2013
The wife of notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan has urged the government that four associates of her husband, who are on death row in a landmine blast case, be spared from execution. The mercy petition of the four men has been rejected by Preside...
Tamil film based on Veerappan will be released, says Supreme Court
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday February 14, 2013
A Tamil film based on the life of notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan can be released, the Supreme Court said today.
Mercy pleas of four Veerappan associates rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee: report
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With PTI inputs) | Wednesday February 13, 2013
The mercy pleas of sandalwood smuggler Veerapan's four associates, sentenced to death in a 1993 landmine blast case, have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, a human rights activist said here today.
