New Delhi: The Central government today moved the Supreme Court in a bid to stop the release of all 7 convicts involved in the former PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination and The Supreme Court agreed to hear the petition and has fixed the next date of hearing on February 27.
The apex court had last week stayed the decision of the Tamil Nadu government to release the three convicts in the case after Centre’s plea last week and asked it to maintain status quo.
According to news report, the Centre wants stay on the release of the four remaining convicts as well
The decision to release the seven convicts was taken by the Tamil Nadu government soon after the Supreme Court commuted the death sentences of three to life imprisonment on the ground of delay in deciding mercy petition.
Out of the seven convicts, three are Indians while the rest are from Sri Lanka. They have been in prison since Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a rally near Chennai in 1991.
Bureau Report
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