The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that AG Perarivalan, one of the 31-year-old convicts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, will be released. The verdict may pave the way for the release of the remaining six defendants in the case, including Nalini Sriharan and her Sri Continue Reading
A G Perarivalan, the man accused of assassinating Rajiv Gandhi, was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Perarivalan’s plea for release from prison has yet to be decided by the Governor, so the top court has been debating whether or not to grant him bail. “Since he has already served a sentence of […]Continue Reading
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a petition filed against the proposed release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts. The dismissal of the petition means that the governor of the state (the central government, indirectly) can freely decide the fate of the convicts now. The state government is already in favour of […]Continue Reading