Rajiv Gandhi Assassination

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict AG Perarivalan Gets Parole

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 24, 2017

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday granted parole to AG Perarivalan, one of those convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, to visit his ailing father.

Rajiv Gandhi Case: Supreme Court To Look Into Conspiracy Behind Bomb Making

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 17, 2017

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to inform it about the investigation with regard to the aspect of conspiracy behind making of the bomb that had killed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Nalini Wants Leave For Daughter's Wedding In London

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 28, 2017

Nalini Sriharan, a lifer in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has moved the Madras High Court seeking 'ordinary leave' for six months to make arrangements for her daughter's marriage.

Will Decide On Parole To Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 8, 2017

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said the government would take a decision on allowing parole to AG Perarivalan, one of those convicted for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.

'I Want A Mercy Killing', Convict In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Appeals To Government

India News | Written by Smitha T K | Wednesday June 21, 2017

Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, has asked the Tamil Nadu government to kill him. In an appeal to the state, Payas said he did not have any hopes of getting released and appealed for a "mercy killing".

Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Nalini Sriharan On Hunger Strike Demanding Shift To Chennai Jail

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 16, 2017

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has started a hunger strike in Vellore prison demanding that she be shifted to a jail here.

Give Timeline To Complete Probe Into Rajiv Gandhi Murder: Top Court To CBI

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 2, 2017

The larger conspiracy behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi "has to be investigated", the Supreme Court said on Monday and asked the CBI to give a time-frame for completing the detailed probe.

CIA Assessed Rajiv Gandhi Assassination 5 Years Before He Was Killed

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 30, 2017

Five years before Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991, the US Central Intelligence Agency had prepared a very detailed and thorough "brief" on what would happen if he is assassinated or makes an "abrupt departure" from the Indian political scene.

Why, Asked Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, And Broke Down: Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Nalini In Book

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday November 25, 2016

Nalini Sriharan, who has spent 25 years in prison for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, has said in a book that his daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra broke down while asking her: "Why did you do it?"

In New Book, Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Nalini Sriharan Describes Meeting With Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 25, 2016

Nalini Sriharan, who has spent 25 years in prison for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, has said in a book that his daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met her in jail "only for strategic reasons", not to help with clemency.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict Nalini Approaches Women Panel For Release

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 23, 2016

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts serving life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has written to the National Commission for Women, seeking its intervention in securing an early release for her.

DMK Slams AIADMK Over Attack On Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 15, 2016

A day after Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict AG Perarivalan was attacked with an iron rod inside the high security Vellore prison, DMK president Karunanidhi today alleged that the incident showed that even a prisoner in jail was "not safe" in AIADMK regime.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Perarivalan Allegedly Attacked In Jail

Tamil Nadu News | Tuesday September 13, 2016

AG Peralivalan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was today attacked inside the high security central prison by another inmate, police said.

Yet To Take A Decision On Premature Release Of Nalini: Tamil Nadu Government

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 24, 2016

Tamil Nadu government today told the Madras High Court that it was yet to take a decision on the premature release of Nalini Sriharan, the life convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case since her case with other co-convicts are pending before the Supreme Court.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict Undergoes Medical Examination

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 15, 2016

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Ravichandran underwent medical tests at a government hospital in Madurai as per the orders of Madras High Court.

'Killing Rajiv Gandhi Was LTTE's Biggest Mistake', Leader Reportedly Said

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 10, 2016

Assassinating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was the Tamil Tigers' biggest mistake, a new book quotes the late LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham as saying.

Court Bans Nalini, Jailed For Rajiv Gandhi Assassination, From Speaking to Media

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday March 8, 2016

Nalini Sriharan, who is serving a life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has been granted parole to conduct certain rituals following her father's death. But the Madras High Court, which issued the order, said she should not be speaking to the media during parole, which starts at 4 pm today.

Nalini Sriharan Moves High Court For 3 Days Leave To Attend Father's Rites

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday March 8, 2016

The Madras High Court will hear a parole petition filed by Nalini Sriharan today, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Centre Should Take Steps To Release Rajiv Gandhi Killers: Karunanidhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 5, 2016

Reiterating his demand for the release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, DMK President M Karunanidhi today said either the Centre or the ruling AIADMK government should issue orders in this regard.

Release Rajiv Gandhi Killers, Tamil Nadu Writes To Centre Again

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday March 4, 2016

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre, informing them about its decision to release the seven convicted for the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Tamil Nadu Government Decides To Remit Sentence Of Rajiv Gandhi Case Convicts

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 2, 2016

Tamil Nadu Government today said it has decided to remit the sentence of life imprisonment of all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and release them and sought the Centre's views on the move.

Nalini Back In Jail After Attending Father's Last Rites On Parole

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 24, 2016

Nalini Sriharan, who is undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was lodged back in the Vellore prison this evening, after she attended the last rites of her father during the 12-hour parole she was granted.

Nalini Sriharan, Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict, Gets Parole For A Day

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 24, 2016

Nalini Sriharan, convicted for life in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has been granted one-day parole to participate in the final rites of her father on Wednesday.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict Seeks Parole For A Month

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 15, 2016

AG Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has sought parole for a month on the ground of his father's ill health.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Convict Murugan's Mother Seeks His Release

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 3, 2016

The mother of a man convicted for his role in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi has started a public petition campaign in Sri Lanka seeking the release of her son from a jail in Tamil Nadu.

President Pranab Mukherjee's Second Memoir Released By Vice President Hamid Ansari

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 28, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee's book in which he reminisces about crucial events of his political life including Indira Gandhi's assassination, Babri Masjid demolition, operation Blue Star and his ouster from Rajiv Gandhi's Cabinet was released today by Vice President Hamid Ansari.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Mother Of Convict Seeks Release

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 7, 2016

The mother of one of the convicts in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination on Wednesday petitioned Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for her son's release.

High Court Issues Notice To Tamil Nadu Govt On Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Nalini Sriharan's Plea

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 16, 2015

The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government on a petition by Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan, undergoing life imprisonment, seeking her premature release.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Nalini Sriharan Moves High Court Again

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 15, 2015

Nalini Sriharan, undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has moved the Madras High Court again, seeking a direction to Tamil Nadu government to consider her representation for premature release.

Tamil Nadu Can't Free Rajiv Gandhi Killers Without Consulting Centre: Supreme Court

India News | Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday December 2, 2015

Rajiv Gandhi's killers cannot be freed by Tamil Nadu without the Centre being consulted, the Supreme Court said today.