10 Kashmiris among 414 death row convicts await gallows SRINAGAR: On the eve of the resumption of hearing by the Supreme Court Monday on 10 writ petitions involving 18 death row convicts challenging the rejection of mercy pleas by the President on the ground of delay, Asian Centre for Human Right (ACHR) in its report, “Mercy on Trial in India” stated that India had a total of 414 death row convicts at the end of 2012. These include 10 from Jammu and Kashmir. The maximum number of death row convicts were in Uttar Pradesh (106) followed by Karnataka (63); Maharashtra (51); Bihar (42); Delhi (27); Gujarat (19); Punjab (16); Kerala (14); Tamil Nadu (12); while Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh each had 10 death row convict prisoners. Out of 414 death row convicts, 13 are female. Maharashtra had maximum with five followed by Delhi (four); Punjab (two); and one each in Haryana and Karnataka.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:16:56 +0000
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