MUMBAI: Holding that an unexplained and gross delay of almost 8 years in disposal of their mercy petitions is “wholly due to the casual approach” of Maharashtra government officers, the Bombay high court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of sisters Renuka Shinde (50, left) and Seema Gavit (48) to life term for kidnapping 13 children and brutally killing five of them.
The Kolhapur women had killed an 18-month-old kid by smashing his head.
