SC orders release of all convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

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SC has ordered the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination
SC has ordered the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination

 

New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of all the six life-term convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in view of the Tamil Nadu government's recommendation.

In May, the top court had ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment over the 1991 assassination of the former Prime Minister.

A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna passed the order of releasing the convicts.

It added that court's order pertaining to Perarivalan was applicable to all other convicts in the case and also noted that Tamil Nadu has recommended the release of all convicts in the case.

Convicts S Nalini and RP Ravichandran had moved the apex court challenging the Madras High Court order, which refused to entertain their plea seeking release from the prison.

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In response to the petitions, the Tamil Nadu government said both had served over 30 years in jail and it had approved the remitting sentence of all seven convicts over four years ago.