Beant Singh Case: Supreme Court Directs Centre To Take Decision Within 2 Weeks on Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana’s Mercy Petition
Rajoana was awarded the death sentence in 1995 and he has been in jail for over 26 years for the assassination of the former Punjab CM Beant Singh.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Government to take a decision within two weeks with respect to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana. Rajoana was awarded the death sentence in 1995 and he has been in jail for over 26 years for the assassination of the former Punjab CM Beant Singh.
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Supreme Court directs Centre to take a decision within two weeks on granting pardon to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.
— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2022
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