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31 Aug 2022

Gujarat man gets capital punishment for raping, murdering his 2-year-old niece

A local court here on Wednesday awarded capital punishment to a man under the POCSO Act He had raped and killed his two-and-a-half-year-old niece On September 16, 2018, the man lured the little girl and took her with him to a paddy farm

14 Aug 2022

Dalit boy dies after being thrashed school teacher for touching pot of water

A third standard Dalit student was thrashed to death by his school teacher He was punished for touching a water container in school The boy died during treatment on Saturday afternoon

12 Mar 2022

In a first, Saudi Arabia executes 81 convicts in one day for terrorism

73 convicts were Saudi citizens, 7 were Yemeni and one was Syrian It is Saudi's highest number of recorded executions

07 Jan 2020

Explained: Why death row convicts are hanged before sunrise

In a major development, a Delhi court on Tuesday (January 7) issued the death warrant against all four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. The court ordered that all four convicts should be hanged at 7 am on January 22 at the Tihar jail.

Capital punishment

25 Jul 2019

US Justice Department resumes use of death penalty, schedules five executions

"Congress has expressly authorized the death penalty through legislation adopted by the people’s representatives in both houses of Congress and signed by the President," Attorney General William Barr said in a statement.

Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance

21 Apr 2018

Mehbooba welcomes ordinance on death penalty for rape of minors

The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to provide stringent punishment, including the death penalty, for those convicted of rape of girls below 12 years.

Capital punishment

21 Apr 2018

India will join 8 countries having sex offenders database

The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to provide stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of rape of girls below 12 years.

private member bill

24 Mar 2017

Private Member Bill seeks abolition of capital punishment

A Private Member Bill seeking abolition of the capital punishment was among 45 such legislations introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

19 Nov 2016

India opposes UN resolution for moratorium on death penalty

The United States also opposed the resolution, saying that capital punishment was legal under international law and dealing with it was a domestic matter.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

29 Oct 2016

Turkey parliament to consider death penalty for coup plotters

Capital punishment was abolished in Turkey in 2004 as the nation sought accession to the European Union.

07 Jan 2020

Why prisoners are executed before sunrise – Must Read

Executions are rare in India and death sentences are awarded only in cases of rarest of rare crimes.

28 Jul 2016

Indonesia executes foreign convicts despite protests; Indian national spared

Indonesia on Thursday executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, by firing squad, an official said, pushing on with a campaign of capital punishment that has sparked a storm of global anger.

22 Jun 2016

Malaysia may amend death penalty: Minister

Malaysia may amend the death sentence mandatory for 12 criminal offences after government-backed studies showed that the capital punishment had not led to the desired effects.

‪‪Ehsan Jafri‬‬

17 Jun 2016

Gulberg Society massacre: 11 get lifer, 12 jailed for 7 years; Zakia Jafri `dissatisfied`

The Gulberg massacre took place a day after a coach of the Sabarmati Express train was set on fire near Godhra, in which 58 people were burnt alive.

Devendra Fadnavis

24 Oct 2015

Should discuss death penalty, timeframe for execution: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said with around 300 persons on the death row, we must ponder whether the capital punishment should be retained, and if yes, must determine a timeframe for its execution.

09 Oct 2015

Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment for Nitish Katara murderers

30 Sep 2015

2006 Mumbai train blasts: Mumbai gets justice after 9 years

Jammu and Kashmir

18 Sep 2015

BJP MLA moves resolution calling for capital punishment for cow slaughter

Calling for a state wide implementation of the High Court order banning sale of beef in Jammu and Kashmir, a BJP MLA on Friday moved a resolution in the legislative assembly demanding capital punishment for those found slaughtering the bovine animal in the state.

12 Sep 2015

UN experts call for abolition of death penalty in India

UN human rights experts have welcomed recommendations made by India's Law Commission to abolish death penalty with the exception of terror offences and called on Indian authorities to move towards the complete abolition of capital punishment.

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