Sabkush Headlines: Govt finally acts on Afzal Guru, wants plea rejectedGovt finally acts on Afzal Guru, wants plea rejected
Official sources said the Ministry sent its recommendation to the President last week, citing the heinous nature of the crime and reiterating that there could be no ground for mercy. The mercy petition had been filed four years ago by Tabassum, wife of Afzal Guru. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna sent the file on Afzal Guru to North Block on June 3. The file was sent after 16 reminders from the Home Ministry to the Sheila Dikshit government. Afzal Guru was sentenced to death by a sessions court on December 18, 2002 for the 2001 militant attack on Parliament House. The verdict was upheld by the Delhi High Court on October 29, 2003 and by the Supreme Court on August 4, 2005.
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