Rajiv Gandhi Assassination

Nalini Sriharan, Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict, Denied Early Release

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

The Madras High Court Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Governor for her premature release.

Nalini Sriharan, Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict, Gets 30-Day Parole

India News | J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday July 5, 2019

The Madras High Court today granted a one-month parole to Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

Rajiv Assassination Case: High Court Allows Nalini To Appear In Person

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The Madras High Court today granted permission to Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, to appear in person on July 5 and argue on her plea for six months ordinary leave to make arrangements for her daughter's wedding.

Decision on Rajiv Gandhi Case Convicts' Release Expected In 2 Weeks

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 3, 2019

The Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court on Monday that it was expecting Governor Banwarilal Purohit will pass an order on the cabinet recommendation for the release of all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case within two weeks.

"No Hatred" For Convicts Of Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 13, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday he harboured no hatred towards the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and asserted that it was for the courts to decide on their release.

Tamil Nadu Parties Seek Release Of 7 Prisoners In Rajiv Gandhi Case

Chennai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 3, 2018

Led by MDMK leader Vaiko, the party today staged a protest in Chennai demanding that Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit release seven people serving life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Mother Of Rajiv Gandhi's Killer Arivu Meets Governor, Seeks His Release

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 24, 2018

The mother of one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, AG Perarivalan, on Monday met Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit seeking her son's release following a cabinet recommendation to him on the matter.

Request To Free Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins Not Sent To Centre: Governor

India News | Reported By J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 15, 2018

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit today denied media reports that he had forwarded to the Union Home Ministry a State Government recommendation that all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination be released.

Tamil Nadu Governor Cannot Release Rajiv Gandhi Assassins: Officials

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has no power to release the seven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as recommended by the state government and will have to consult the Centre as per law, officials said today.

Centre "Playing Politics" Over Releasing Rajiv Gandhi Assassins: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

The Congress Monday accused the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government of "playing politics" over a cabinet recommendation to release all seven life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, adding that the State cannot derelict its duty in punishing terrorists.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassins Must Be Freed, Tamil Nadu Writes To Governor

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Uma Sudhir, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 10, 2018

Seven convicts who have spent 27 years in jail for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi should be freed, the Tamil Nadu government has recommended to the Governor.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict Pleads For Early Release

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 9, 2018

Nalini Sriharan, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has forwarded a petition to the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary urging the government to consider her plea for early release.

Consider Mercy Plea Of Rajiv Gandhi's Killer, Top Court Tells Governor

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 6, 2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu Governor to consider the mercy petition of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination, Top Court To Hear Plea In October

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

The Supreme Court today said it would hear in October a plea by one of the convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, regarding the status of probe by the CBI-led Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) into conspiracy behind the murder.

"Most Brutal": Can't Free Rajiv Gandhi's Killers, Centre Tells Top Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday August 10, 2018

The seven Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts jailed in Tamil Nadu cannot be released, the government told the Supreme Court today, asserting that the case involves the assassination of a former Prime Minister.