Death Sentence

Mike Pompeo Asks Pakistan To Do More On Religious Freedom

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 22, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws after the release of Asia Bibi, who escaped a death sentence in a case that drew international scrutiny.

Death Sentence Of Convict Commuted To Life In Preeti Rathi Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a 25-year-old man in the 2013 Preeti Rathi acid attack and murder case in Mumbai, but commuted his death penalty to life imprisonment.

Man Given Death Sentence For Killing Differently-Abled Younger Brother

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

A 42-year-old man has been awarded death sentence by a local court for killing his disabled younger brother.

"Have Taken A Vow": Smriti Irani Says May Move Top Court In Aide's Murder

India News | Reported By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday May 27, 2019

BJP leader Smriti Irani on Sunday attended the funeral of her aide, a former village head and party worker who was shot dead in Amethi, and said she will "move the Supreme Court to seek death sentence" for the killers. Amethi - a bastion of the Gandhi family for decades - voted out Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, its three-time lawmaker, this time and...

Pak Christian Asia Bibi, Cleared Of Blasphemy, Flees To Canada

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 9, 2019

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who escaped a death sentence for blasphemy, began a new life in Canada Wednesday following a decade-long saga that sparked violent unrest and spotlighted religious extremism in her home country.

Nanny, Roused From Nap, Force-Fed Baby To Death; Sentenced To 15 Years

World News | Lynh Bui, The Washington Post | Saturday May 4, 2019

Oluremi Adeleye, 73, was found guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder in February after a week-long trial in which prosecutors argued that the nanny unscrewed the lid of a baby bottle and poured nearly eight ounces of milk down 8-month-old Enita Salubi's throat.

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Convict In Tamil Nadu's Suruli Rape, Murders

Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of a man, ordered to be hanged on April 22 after being given death sentence for the rape of a woman and the murder of her and her lover.

Surender Koli Gets 11th Death Sentence In Nithari Murder Case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 7, 2019

A CBI court awarded death sentence -- 11th -- to Surender Koli in the Nithari serial killing case, in Ghaziabad on Saturday.

High Court Orders Day-To-Day Hearing In Death Sentence Case Of 1984 Riots

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2019

The Delhi High Court has ordered day-to-day hearing in the death reference as also the convict's appeal against the capital punishment awarded to him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

US Court Stays Man's Execution To Allow For Buddhist Advisor

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 30, 2019

An inmate who was part of a murderous band of prison escapees dubbed the "Texas 7" won a reprieve from his death sentence on Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state to allow a Buddhist spiritual adviser to accompany him to the execution chamber.

How A Murder Convict's "Reformative" Poems Saved Him From Death Sentence

India News | ANI | Saturday March 2, 2019

The top court also took into consideration that the accused at the time of the commission of the offence was of 22 years, by now, he has spent 18 years in jail.

Madhya Pradesh Man's Death Sentence Commuted Over Mercy Plea Delay

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 22, 2019

The Supreme Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his wife and five children after rapping the Madhya Pradesh government for it "unexplained" delay of four years in forwarding his mercy petition to the centre, leading to almost five years in deciding it.

Death Sentence Awarded To Accused Believed To Be "Mentally Ill" Quashed

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday quashed the death sentence awarded to a man in a triple murder case by a Mehsana court, noting the trial judge did not take into account his mental illness while delivering the verdict.

Jharkhand Man Gets Death Sentence For Raping, Murdering 3-Year-Old

Cities | ANI | Thursday February 21, 2019

A local court on Wednesday awarded death sentence to an accused who was held guilty of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Gumla district.

India Refers To Pulwama, 26/11 Attacks At Kulbhushan Jadhav Hearing At UN Court: Highlights

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday February 20, 2019

India is presenting its case at the International Court of Justice, seeking cancellation of the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav - an Indian national, accused of spying by Pakistan. On Day 3 of the case hearing, India will reply to Pakistan. Kulbhushan Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terror...