Murder convict dies in Assam jail

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 15:35

One murder convict died due to illness at the district jail here Wednesday, police said.

Rigorous or simple imprisonment for lifers? SC to examine

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 20:04

SC has agreed to examine whether a person convicted for murder and sentenced to life term should undergo simple or rigorous imprisonment.

Judge orders sex change for US murder convict

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 00:08

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered state prison officials to provide a taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder.

Nitish Katara murder convict seeks retrial

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 21:20

ishal Yadav, undergoing life term along with cousin Vikas for killing MBA graduate Nitish Katara in 2002, today asked the Delhi High Court to order "re-trial" of the case.

Garg murder: Oz court rejects convict`s appeal

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 12:37

An Australian court rejected an appeal of the Melbourne teenager who was sentenced to 13 years in jail for killing Indian student Nitin Garg.

Probe ordered into murder convict`s death in Tihar

Last Updated: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 18:07

Delhi Police has been directed by a local court to probe the unnatural death of a murder convict in Tihar jail early this month, days before he was to be sentenced for the crime.

Youth jailed for 7 yrs for bus conductor death

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 17:07

A murder convict, already serving life term, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for pushing to death the conductor of a bus owned by his father from the vehicle`s roof during a scuffle in 2004.

SC judge urges PM to release Pak murder convict

Last Updated: Friday, June 17, 2011, 23:22

The move by the judge did not appear to go down well with the main opposition party BJP.

Murder convict inspector promoted in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 13:39

The Jharkhand police department has promoted an inspector, who was convicted for murdering a school teacher, to the rank of a deputy superintendent of police.