Mercy plea pending before Governor for 2 years: Rajiv's killer to SC
New Delhi, Aug 20 : A life convict in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case told the Supreme Court on Monday that no decision has been taken by the Tamil Nadu Governor on his mercy petition pending before him for over two years.
A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Navin Sinha and Justice K.M. Joseph asked advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for A.G. Perarivalan, who is among the seven convicts in the case, to file the documents on record in two weeks.
Perarivalan, who had filed the mercy petition seeking remission or pardon from the Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution, contended through his advocate that he wanted to file the documents to bring it on record of the court as no decision has yet been taken on the mercy petition.
The court posted the matter for September 6 for further hearing.
On December 30, 2015, Perarivalan had filed the mercy petition before the Governor, saying he has suffered more than 24 years of solitary/ single confinement.
The now-vanquished Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka were blamed for the Congress leader's killing by a suicide bomber at an election rally near Chennai in 1991.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Asked if I was gay, hit on head when I didn't respond: B'luru man assaulted in restaurant washroom
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old executive from a private company was allegedly assaulted by an individual at a restaurant in Bengaluru’s Ashoknagar following a minor disagreement.
The man, a resident of Cox Town, alleged that he was assaulted by an unknown person in the restaurant's washroom around 11:00 PM last week, as reported by Deccan Herald on Saturday.
He visited the restaurant with two friends and went to the washroom after the meal.
The man told the police that an unknown individual asked him if he was gay, but he chose not to respond, as mentioned by DH. “He kept asking me. He asked me again when I was heading out and hit me on my head when I didn’t answer,” the man said.
His friend contacted the police helpline, but by the time they arrived, the suspect had already fled, as per the FIR filed with the Cubbon Park police.
The police are currently searching for the individual responsible for the alleged assault. An FIR has been lodged under BNS sections 126(2) (wrongful restraint) and 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt).
