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    Balwant Singh Rajoana Death Sentence: Supreme Court to Hear Mercy Petition, Delay Plea on March 18 in Beant Singh Assassination Case
    Balwant Singh Rajoana Death Sentence: Supreme Court to Hear Mercy Petition, Delay Plea on March 18 in Beant Singh Assassination Case
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    Balwant Singh Rajoana Death Sentence: Supreme Court to Hear Mercy Petition, Delay Plea on March 18 in Beant Singh Assassination Case

    The Supreme Court will hear Balwant Singh Rajoana’s plea seeking commutation of his death sentence due to over a decade-long delay in deciding his mercy petition. Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, has spent more than 15 years on death row.

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    Why Did You Not Hang Him Till Now?: Supreme Court Grills Centre On Balwant Singh’s Death Row Plea In Punjab CM Assassination Case
    Why Did You Not Hang Him Till Now?: Supreme Court Grills Centre On Balwant Singh’s Death Row Plea In Punjab CM Assassination Case
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    Why Did You Not Hang Him Till Now?: Supreme Court Grills Centre On Balwant Singh’s Death Row Plea In Punjab CM Assassination Case

    The Supreme Court questioned the Centre over the 17-year delay in executing Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for assassinating Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995. The Court asked, “Who is to blame for that?” while hearing his plea to commute the death sentence.

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