Rajoana move gives hope to other convicts on death row
The Centre’s decision to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the assassination of former CM Beant Singh, to life term has given a ray of hope to at least 12 convicts who have been awarded capital punishment and are lodged in jails for the past over a decade.
Their execution has been delayed due to pending applications at various stages.
A few of these cases were so gruesome that they had hogged national headlines.
The Centre’s decision has given a ray of hope to these criminals, who expect that they might also have a chance despite their cases are not political, but cold-blooded murders.
“There have been discussions and the convicts were seen asking our staff that on what pretext Rajoana managed to get his death sentence commuted to life term,” said a top official.