Parliament attack convict Mohd Afzal is not the only prisoner in Tihar Jails here facing the gallows, there are nine others who face execution.
Most of the prisoners have moved mercy petition before the President which is pending while some of them have filed Special Leave Petitions either in Delhi High Court or in Supreme Court, official sources told PTI.
Afzal was given the death penalty on December 12, 2002 by a local court and upheld by the Supreme Court last year. His mercy petition is pending before the President.
Convict in Tandoor murder case Sushil Sharma was given capital punishment on November 7, 2003. He has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the punishment and the matter is pending before the court.
Red Fort shoot out case convict Mohd Arif, who was sentenced to death penalty on October 10, 2005, has also moved the Delhi High Court against the verdict.
Similarly, Devender Pal Singh was awarded capital punishment on August 25, 2001. His mercy petition is pending before the President.
Another prisoner Atabir is facing the death sentence. He has moved the apex court with a SLP. The court has granted stay on the penalty. He was sentenced on September 10, 2004.
Mohd. Hussain, who was convicted and awarded death penalty on November 3, 2004, has moved SLP before the apex court.
Inspector R P Tyagi was sentenced to death on December 15, 2006 in a custodial death case. The confirmation of the penalty is pending before the Delhi High Court. Zameel Ahmed and Dilshad, who were given death sentence on May 25, 2006 have moved the Delhi High Court to challenge the penalty. Another convicty S K Singh, who was awarded capital punishment on October 17, 2006, has filed SLP before the apex court.
"All these people are waiting for the decision," the sources said.
Besides death convicts, there are 864 convicts, including 25 female prisoners, facing life sentence in the jail.
Harvard students condemn Oxford University
Publish Date : 3/5/2007 7:11:00 AM
Two Harvard students, including an NRI, have condemned Oxford University, where they are Rhodes scholars, as "outdated" and "frustrating" and dismissed its world famous Bodleian library as "less than inspiring".
Indian embassy to outsource jobs to American firm
Publish Date : 3/5/2007 7:10:00 AM
After taking thousands of American jobs through outsourcing, India is planning to give a few back. The Indian embassy in the US capital is planning to outsource processing of visas to a US-based company.
Badal heads 18-member coalition ministry in Punjab(Final lead: Badal)
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:29:00 AM
Octogenarian leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Parkash Singh Badal, on Friday took oath as Punjab's new Chief Minister and will lead an 18-member SAD-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition ministry.
Bareilly eunuch adopts a girl child
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:22:00 AM
It was a day of celebration for Saroj, a eunuch in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, as 'she' has become a 'mother' by adopting a baby girl.
Kalam offers prayer at Fatehpuri Masjid
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:16:00 AM
Keeping a promise made two years ago, President A P J Abdul Kalam today offered prayers at the historic Fatehpuri Masjid in Chandni Chowk here along with thousands of Muslims.
Union Budget directionless, says Modi
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:41:00 AM
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today criticised the Union Budget by terming it as "directionless".
Centre allocates over Rs 100 crore for minority zones
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:38:00 AM
Unfazed by the BJP's criticism over its welfare schemes for Muslims, the Congress-led Central Government has allocated over Rs 100 crore for development programmes in select districts with a sizeable population of minorities.
Kins of political bigwigs fail to find voters' favour
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:27:00 AM
The assembly polls in Punjab turned out to be unkind for several kins of political bigwigs as voters rejected most of them barring some of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) supremo Parkash Singh Badal's near and dear ones.
High Court order on age of nursery admission tomorrow
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:24:00 AM
The Delhi High Court today observed that the city Government's submission that a child should be four-years-old to get admission in nursery class was contrary to the law.
Parliament session may be stormy tomorrow on Quattrocchi issue
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:18:00 AM
After the lull, it is going to be storm again in Parliament tomorrow.
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