Murder

Nirbhaya Convict Files Petition In Top Court Against Mercy Plea Rejection

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday January 25, 2020

One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, Mukesh Kumar Singh, on Saturday challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by the President in the Supreme Court, and sought dismissal of the death warrant scheduled to be carried out on February 1.

"Delaying Tactics": Tihar Jail Amid Claims By Nirbhaya Convicts' Lawyer

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020

A Delhi court on Saturday said no further directions were required on a petition by the lawyer of the death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case alleging the prison authorities were not handing over certain documents required to file mercy and curative petitions, and disposed of the petition.

Panchkula: Teenager Gets Life Term For Raping, Murdering 5-Year-Old Girl

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020

A court in Panchkula, Haryana, on Friday awarded life term, but not for the remainder of his life, to a teenage convict in the rape and murder case of a five-year-old girl.

Nirbhaya Convicts Move Court Alleging Delay In Handing Over Of Documents

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

The advocate appearing for two of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case on Friday moved a Delhi court alleging that the Tihar jail authorities are delaying in handing over certain documents.

"...So Others Can Learn Lesson": Hangman On Nirbhaya Convicts's Execution

India News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 24, 2020

Pawan Kumar feels zero sympathy for the four men he is due to hang next month for the 2012 gang-rape and murder that appalled India.

Should Convict Be Spared Death For Good Behaviour? Supreme Court's Reply

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday January 23, 2020

The Supreme Court today spoke out against the possibility of sparing death row convicts the capital punishment on grounds of good behaviour, saying that such a move "would open the floodgates" to similar petitions.

Chandigarh Woman, 2 Children Found Dead With Throats Slit, Husband Hurt

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 23, 2020

A 45-year-old woman, her daughter and son were found murdered with their throats slit at their home in Chandigarh's Manimajra town.

Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Wife, Daughter In Chhattisgarh: Police

India News | ANI | Thursday January 23, 2020

The Chhattisgarh police arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife, daughter and another man in Durg district, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) A Yadav said on Wednesday.

Kerala High Court Stays TV Series Based On Deadly Cyanide Killer

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 22, 2020

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the airing of a TV show based on serial murders that took place in Kozhikode between 2002 and 2016.

Indian-American Faces Murder Charges In US Car Crash That Killed 3 Teens

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 22, 2020

An Indian-American man is facing multiple murder charges after he intentionally rammed his vehicle into a car ferrying six teenagers in California, killing three of them and injuring the rest before fleeing, according to US media reports.

Pune Court Rejects Accused's Bail Plea In Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 21, 2020

A special court in Pune rejected the bail application of Sanatan Sanstha member Vikram Bhave on Tuesday, who is one of the accused in the 2013 murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.

Delhi Woman, 12-Year-Old Son Found Stabbed To Death At Home

Delhi News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday January 21, 2020

A woman and her minor son were found stabbed to death in Northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Tuesday. Police are yet to identify the murderer or the motive behind the crime.

Nirbhaya's Father Urges Supreme Court Over Number Of Pleas Convicts Can File

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020

Nirbhaya's father on Monday urged the Supreme Court to frame guidelines on the number of pleas a convict can file so that time-bound justice can be delivered, claiming that the four death row convicts in the 2012 gang-rape and murder case were employing "delaying tactics" by filing petitions.

Top Court To Hear Case Of Nirbhaya Rape Convict Who Says He Was Juvenile

India News | ANI | Monday January 20, 2020

The Supreme Court will today hear a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the death row convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of crime, and the Delhi High Court had ignored this fact during the proceedings in the case.

Bar Council Notice To Nirbhaya Convict's Lawyer Over "Forged" Documents

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020

The Bar Council of Delhi has issued a notice to advocate AP Singh, appearing for Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case convict Pawan Kumar Gupta, after the Delhi High Court last month directed it to take action against the lawyer for filing "forged" documents and not appearing for the hearing.