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Mamata Govt plea seeking death sentence not maintainable, CBI tells HC

22 Jan 2025

The Bengal Government's appeal against the life imprisonment sentence handed to Sanjay Roy – the man convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital in August last year – is not maintainable, the Central Bureau of Investigation told the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday morning. Yesterday,...

Sharon Raj Murder Case: Greeshma Gets Death Sentence for Poisoning

20 Jan 2025

The Additional District Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram sentenced a 24-year-old woman, Greeshma, to death for the murder of 23-year-old Sharon Raj in October 2022. The court had reserved the sentencing for January 20 after convicting Greeshma on January 17. Her uncle, Nirmal Kumar, was sentenced to three years of rigorous...

Iran :3 more to death sentence over anti-hijab protests, tally rises to 17

09 Jan 2023

In the midst of widespread anti-hijab protests, Iran sentenced three further individuals to death on charges that they killed three security forces personnel. Since Mahsa Amini's passing in September of last year, Iran has seen widespread protests. The morality police of the nation arrested Mahsa Amini for reportedly failing to...