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Bombay HC reduces death penalty of convicts in 2013 Shakti Mills rape case to life imprisonment: Here is what it said
The Bombay High Court Thursday, converted the death penalty given to three convicts in the 2013 Shakti Mills rape case to life imprisonment
2013 bomb blasts in Patna: Four Islamic terrorists sentenced to death, 2 get life imprisonment
The special NIA court Monday announced the quantum of punishment for the nine Indian Mujahideen terrorists convicted in the 2013 Patna Gandhi Maidan serial blasts case.
Pakistan awards death penalty to woman who claimed to be the new prophet
Pakistan's sessions court gave death penalty to a Muslim woman, Salma Tanveer, over blasphemy charges for calling herself prophet.
Uttar Pradesh: Israel, Zulfikar, and Dilshad to be hanged till death for raping and murdering a minor girl in 2018
The parents of the minor girl have welcomed the POCSO court decision, declaring it a victory of justice. The mother of the victim expressed her wish to see the hanging of three convicts in person.
Shabnam – The first woman to be hanged after India’s independence: Why she and her lover Salim killed everyone in her family
Salim, who worked at a wood sawing unit outside Shabnam's home, came from a different socio-economic background than Shabnam and was a Class VI dropout.
Iran executes a journalist on the charges of inciting and aiding the 2017 protests against the Iranian government
Journalist Rohullah Zam was accused of helping govt protests against Iran govt by sharing timings of protests on his website and telegram channel
Madras HC wants India to follow China and North Korea while deciding punishment for corruption: Read details
“The Central Government may consider imposing punishment, such as, 'hanging' or 'death penalty', for corrupt practices or for demanding and accepting bribes, like in China, North Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and Morocco", the High Court bench said.
Iran executes ace wrestler Navid Afkari over alleged murder during anti-govt protests
Navid Afkari was earlier sentenced to death for allegedly murdering a security guard during the anti-government protest in Iran in 2018
West Bengal’s ‘chain man’ sentenced to death for rape and murder: Here is all you need to know about the serial killer
Serial killer Kamruzzaman Sarkar earned the tag of 'chain man' by entering houses posing as an official from electricity department
Nirbhaya and the Nation get closure, but the Death Penalty debate still rages on
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If the gory, gut-wrenching details of how Nirbhaya was subjected to fatal gang-rape do not ace the tests of rarest of the rare, inviting the maximum punishment of death penalty, what will?
