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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan seeks bail

Soon after the Supreme Court granted bail to Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan, another convict, Nalini Sriharan is also seeking bail.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC grants bail to convict A G Perarivalan

The top court was hearing the plea of 47-year-old Perarivalan seeking suspension of his life sentence in the case till the MDMA probe is completed

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Nalini Sriharan to be released today

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, will be released on one-month parole on Friday after completing surety formalities, said Nalini's advocate Radhakrishnan.Speaking to ANI, Radhakrishnan said, "Nalini, who was granted by the state government on Thursday, will be released on Friday after completing surety formalities."The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday had informed the Madras High Court that Nalini was granted a month's parole by the government after repeated requests from her ailing mother Padma.Nalini and six other people were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. The attack also left 14 other people dead.

SC to hear plea of convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case after 3 weeks

The plea is seeking grant of parole.

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Tamil Nadu CM orders 30-day leave for Rajiv case convict Perarivalan

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin ordered 30-day ordinary leave for A G Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict who is lodged in the Puzhal Central Prison

Prez competent to decide pardon of Rajiv assassination convict: SC told

The Centre told SC that Tamil Nadu Governor has taken a stand that the President is the competent authority to deal with 2018 recommendation to grant remission to A G Perarivalan

SC further extends by one week parole of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict

The Supreme Court had, on November 23, also extended A G Perarivalan's parole by one week.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: SC tells CBI to file status report in a month

The investigation is being carried out by the Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA) -- headed by a CBI official. It also has officers from IB, RAW and Revenue Intelligence and other agencies.

HC dismisses Rajiv assassination case convict Nalini's early release plea

Nalini had filed the petition on the basis of a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu government on September 9, 2018, recommending to the governor premature release of all the seven convicts.

Rajiv Gandhi murder convict Nalini on 30-day parole for daughter's wedding

Earlier this month, the Madras High Court had granted her leave after she argued her plea in person

SC rejects pleas opposing TN govt's move to release Rajiv Gandhi's convicts

In 2014, the then J Jayalalithaa-led government had decided to release seven convicts in the case

TN govt to recommend release of convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

The Cabinet resolution will be sent to the Governor "immediately," said State Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar

AIADMK govt in TN recommends release of all Rajiv Gandhi case convicts

A resolution to this effect was adopted at the state cabinet which met here under Chief Minister K Palaniswami's leadership, Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar told reporters

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts can't be released, Centre tells SC

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on the night of May 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Convict's mother seeks mercy killing of her son

The seven convicts -- Murugan, Perarivalan, Santhan, Jayakumar, Robert Payas, Ravichandran and Nalini have been in jail for over 20 years now

TN govt to argue in SC for release for Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts

Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had also written in 2014 to the Central government to release the convicts

Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Probe incomplete 27 yrs after assassination

Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was perhaps the first case of suicide bombing globally, which had claimed the life of a high-profile leader

Rajiv assassination: SC seeks CBI's response on plea for recall of verdict

A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R Banumathi sought the Central Bureau of Investigation's response on a plea by A G Perarivalan -- one of the seven convicts undergoing life imprisonment

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict A G Perarivalan gets parole after 26 yrs

His mother had applied for one month parole for him to visit his ailing father