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.
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  • 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.

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