Rajiv Gandhi convicts to be released on THIS date
Nalini Sriharan and five other remaining convicts have been released, who are serving life term for about three decades in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
Nov 12, 2022, 17:19 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: 6 killers including Nalini Sriharan freed by Supreme Court
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna said the judgement of the top court in the case of A G Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the case, is applicable in their matter.
Nov 11, 2022, 13:57 PM IST
Madras High Court rejects plea by Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts Nalini, Ravichandran
The High Courts do not have the power under Article 226 of the Constitution to do so, unlike the Supreme Court, the HC said, reports PTI.
Jun 17, 2022, 14:21 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini's plea for early release rejected by Madras HC
The Madras High Court on Friday rejected the plea of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination convict Nalini Sriharan in which she had sought premature release.
Apr 27, 2018, 11:30 AM IST
Tamil Nadu government asked to consider parole plea of Rajiv Gandhi's assassin
A bench of justices S S Sundresh and N Sathish Kumar gave the direction to the state home secretary on a plea by Ravichandran's mother Rajeshwari.
Jul 11, 2017, 19:44 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC seeks report from CBI over insufficient probe
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after one of the convicts alleged that the probe agency did not investigate into the `larger conspiracy` to kill late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.The apex court has fixed August 16th as the next date for further hearing in the matter.Convict A. G. Perarivalan has alleged that the
May 01, 2017, 14:31 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi's assassination: Yet to take decision on premature release of Nalini, Tamil Nadu tells Madras HC
Tamil Nadu government on Friday told the Madras High Court that it was yet to take a decision on the premature release of Nalini Sriharan, the life convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case since her case with other co-convicts are pending before the Supreme Court.
Jun 25, 2016, 03:57 AM IST
Centre denies rejecting Tamil Nadu govt's proposal on freeing Rajiv Gandhi assassins
MHA officials said that no decision has been taken yet on the proposal and consultations with the Union Law Ministry are still underway.
Apr 20, 2016, 10:35 AM IST
No freedom for Rajiv Gandhi killers as Centre rejects Tamil Nadu govt's proposal
It is not the first time that the state government had approached the Centre seeking its views on its decision to remit the sentences of the convicts.
Apr 20, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
Seeking solace, Rajiv Gandhi convicts turn spiritual
Convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Sriharan and Santhan lodged in the Central prison here for nearly 25 years, have turned deeply spiritual.
Mar 16, 2016, 15:55 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Nalini moves Madras HC for 3 days leave to attend father's rites
Nalini was sentenced to death by the trial court in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case on January 28, 1998.
Mar 07, 2016, 20:23 PM IST
Will move as per SC order, says Rajnath Singh on Tamil Nadu's letter on Rajiv Gandhi assassins' release
The SC had on December 2, 2015 directed the Tamil Nadu government not to remit the life term of the convicts without the approval of the Centre.
Mar 03, 2016, 12:39 PM IST
Congress opposes Tamil Nadu govt's move to free Rajiv Gandhi's killers
While announcing the decision, the J Jayalalithaa government had said that it has sought the Centre's views on the move.
Mar 03, 2016, 10:32 AM IST
Rajiv Gandhi's assassination: On parole, Nalini attends father's funeral
Nalini Sriharan, serving life term for her role in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, on Wednesday attended her father P Sankaranarayanan's final rites here during a 12-hour parole.
Feb 24, 2016, 22:51 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Supreme Court likely to decide on release of conspirators today
The entire issue was rooted on the conflicting positions taken by the central and the Tamil Nadu governments on latter's move to release Sriharan, Perarivalan and Suthendraraja after commutation of their death sentence.
Dec 02, 2015, 05:28 AM IST
