Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

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.

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 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.

Rahul Gandhi Has No Objection To Rajiv Case Convict's Release: Director

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 12, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has no objection to the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan, top Tamil film director P A Ranjith said today.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict's Mother Seeks "Mercy Killing" Of Son

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 16, 2018

With President Ram Nath Kovind reportedly rejecting Tamil Nadu government's plea to release seven Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts, the mother of one of them has demanded "mercy killing" of her son.

Rajiv Gandhi Killer Nalini's Request For Early Release Rejected By Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 27, 2018

The Madras High Court today rejected Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini's plea for premature release.

Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Recall Plea In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday March 14, 2018

In the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of one of the convicts, AG Perarivalan, seeking a recall of its 1999 verdict, upholding his conviction. The top court said it does not need to interfere with its earlier verdict. The CBI had told the top court on Monday that case cannot be reopened

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Can't Be Reopened, CBI Tells Supreme Court

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday March 12, 2018

The Rajiv Gandhi assassination case cannot be reopened and the request of one of the killers, AG Perarivalan, for his conviction to be cancelled, must be dismissed, the CBI told the Supreme Court today.

Tamil Nadu Government Opposes Convict Nalini's Plea For 6 Months Leave

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 17, 2017

The Tamil Nadu government today opposed in the Madras High Court the plea of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking six months parole, saying she was not eligible for the relief.