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Solving Crime: How a piece of paper proved crucial in tracking down Rajiv Gandhi assassination mastermind in Bengaluru
March 01, 2025 7:45 pm
While the probe began in Tamil Nadu, some crucial leads led the investigation agencies to Bengaluru where a key conspirator was hiding along with some others.
Who was Santhan, Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict who died less than 2 years after his release?
February 29, 2024 11:55 am
What was Santhan's role in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination? How did he get involved in that conspiracy? How many years did he spend in jail?
Who is Santhan, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who passed away today?
February 28, 2024 12:38 pm
Santhan alias T Suthendiraraja, a Sri Lankan national, served over 20 years in jail and was kept at the special camp near the Tiruchirapalli Central Prison after his release.
Question of intent: Why Supreme Court didn’t find Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts guilty of terror
November 16, 2022 10:17 am
The prosecution failed to convince the court of charges under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, the anti-terrorism law in force at the time.
Chennai News Highlights: Football player dies at RGGGH due to medical negligence
November 16, 2022 6:41 am
Chennai News Highlights: Tamil Nadu recorded 72 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday. The death toll continued to remain unchanged at 38,048, a bulletin from the state health department said.
What the SC’s decision to free Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination convicts reveals
November 14, 2022 10:59 am
SC decision to free Rajiv assassination convicts is fraught. Court needs to insulate due process from political considerations
SC order releasing Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts: 'Problematic, unacceptable,' says Cong; ally DMK differs
November 13, 2022 8:30 am
DMK leader and Chief Minister M K Stalin termed the ruling as “a historic foreword to democratic principles”. He said it has reaffirmed that Governors cannot “sit on” decisions made by democratically elected governments.
The Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and why Supreme Court has freed all convicts
November 12, 2022 8:06 am
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on the night of May 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu by a woman suicide bomber at a poll rally. A look at who the convicts are, and how the Supreme Court ordered their release.
Supreme Court releases all 6 convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
November 12, 2022 8:13 am
Nalini among six serving life terms; court extends benefit of order that freed co-accused A G Perarivalan in May
Tamil Nadu favours pre-mature release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts, says Governor bound by aid and advice
October 14, 2022 9:11 am
Nalini has been incarcerated for the past 30 years while Ravichandran has undergone 37 years of imprisonment including remission.
RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE VIDEOS
Rajiv Gandhi assassin gets parole to attend father's last rites
February 24, 2016 6:33 am
Chennai, Feb 24 (ANI): Nalini Sriharan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, left the Vellore jail on Wednesday to attend her father's last rites in Chennai. She was escorted by ten cops. Nalini was granted parole on Tuesday for 12 hours to attend her father's funeral, who died in Tirunelvelli. According to the parole condition, Nalini will have to report back in Vellore prison before 8 p.m. today. Nalini and three others, including her husband Murugan, were originally awarded the death sentence after they were convicted for their role in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and have been behind the bars for the last 25 years.
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