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Tamil Nadu Govt. urges High Court to issue a direction to FRRO for expediting deportation of three other Rajiv case convicts

Tamil Nadu Govt. urges High Court to issue a direction to FRRO for expediting deportation of three other Rajiv case convicts

The Hindu · Mar 4, 2024

AIADMK holds DMK regime responsible for ex-convict Santhan’s death

AIADMK leader blames DMK for death of Rajiv Gandhi case convict, demands government accountability, urges closure of liquor shops.

The Hindu · Mar 2, 2024

Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu Govt. to take steps to fly Santhan’s body to Sri Lanka

Madras High Court orders Tamil Nadu to obtain clearance for Rajiv Gandhi case convict's body to Sri Lanka.

The Hindu · Feb 29, 2024

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Freed convict Santhan wants to return home

Santhan alias Suthenthiraraja, one of the seven life convicts granted premature release in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has requested the Sri Lankan President to help him return to the island nation and live there with his aged mother.

The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023

Last of Rajiv Gandhi's killers freed

VELLORE, India: The last co-conspirators jailed for the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi walked out of prison on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court ordered their release.

Bangkok Post · Nov 12, 2022

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC notice to Centre, TN on Nalini's plea seeking premature release

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government on a plea filed by Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release.

The Times of India · Sep 26, 2022

Explained | Pardon and remission, and who grants them

How do pardon powers of the President and Governor differ from government’s jurisdiction to release convicts?

The Hindu · May 14, 2022