Tag: Balwant Singh Rajoana
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Death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana starts hunger strike to withdraw mercy plea | Ludhiana News – Times of India
[ad_1] PATIALA: Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the assassination case of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, started a hunger strike in Patiala jail, urging the withdrawal of a mercy petition filed by SGPC on his behalf 12 years ago. Despite spending nearly 28 years in prison, the decision to commute his death…
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SGPC delegation meets death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana amid hunger strike threat | Ludhiana News – Times of India
[ad_1] PATIALA: A delegation of Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) led by its president on Tuesday held two hours meeting inside central jail Patiala with Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in former CM Beant Singh’s assassination case.Having spent around 28 years in jail including 17 years in Fansi-Chakki, Rajoana had early this month…