Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Congress will challenge the decision of Supreme Court, six convicts were released

Congress will file a review petition in the case of the release of Rajiv Gandhi's killers. The Supreme Court had ordered the release of the six female convicts involved in the murder. Now Congress has made preparations to challenge it. According to sources, a petition challenging the grounds laid down in the order will be filed this week. Earlier, the Central Government also filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the release of the convicts.

On November 11, the court gave its verdict

On November 11, the Supreme Court ordered the release of six accused serving jail terms in the Rajiv Gandhi murder case after being in jail for 31 years. The court had given this order based on the recommendation of the Tamil Nadu government for the remission of punishment for the criminals. Apart from Nalini Sriharan, RP Ravichandran, Santhan, Murugan, Robert Payas, and Jayakumar were released from jail after the court order. In May this year, the Supreme Court acquitted another convict, AG Perarivalan, citing Article 142.

21 May 1991 suicide attack at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu

On 21 May 1991, a female suicide bomber blew herself up during an election rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was killed in this. The woman was identified as Dhanu. The police had named several people as accused in the case, including Perarivalan, Murugan, Santhan, Ravichandran, Robert Payas, Jayakumar, and Nalini Sriharan.

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