Palakkad, July 20 (IANS) The Palakkad Additional Sessions Court in Kerala on Monday sentenced Chenthamara to death for the sensational Nenmara double murder, holding that the convict posed a continuing threat to society and showed no possibility of reform.The court pronounced the sentence after hearing detailed arguments from both the prosecution and the defence.The prosecution had pressed for the maximum punishment, contending that the brutality of the crime and the conduct of the accused squar…
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Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the convictions and sentences awarded by a special court in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, confirming death penalty for 38 convicts and life imprisonment for 11 others, rejecting appeals against the sentences.A Division Bench of Justice Alpesh Y Kogje and Justice Samir J Dave affirmed the special court’s February 2022 judgment, which had convicted 49 people for their roles in one of India’s deadliest terror attacks.Un…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is in a federal court on Monday to face charges of narco-terrorism after his capture by US forces in his country. Maduro and his wife, Cilio Flores, arrived at the courthouse from the notorious federal lockup, Metropolitan Detention Centre (MDC), after they were helicoptered into Manhattan and driven under heavy escort to the courthouse.The federal court announced that they will make their initial appearance at noon before Alvin Hellerstein…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) With the Supreme Court staying the bail granted to Unnao rape convict and former UP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the survivor on Monday demanded the death sentence for him, saying that only then would her father receive justice. Speaking to IANS, the survivor said she has not performed the ‘terahvin’ (funeral rituals) of her father to date.”My father was killed in 2018, and since then, his soul has not been at peace. My father will get peace only when the killers and the ra…