Death Penalty

Manipur: Man gets first death penalty for murder in state’s history

Yumkhaibam Rohit was convicted for the murder of his girlfriend. His accomplice was sentenced to life in prison.

Scroll Staff
· Feb 06, 2019 · 12:37 pm
Madhya Pradesh: Man gets death sentence for raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl

Director of Public Prosecution Rajendra Kumar said this was the eleventh case where a person was sentenced to death for sexually assaulting a minor.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 20, 2018 · 10:36 pm
Why Japan is reluctant to retry the world’s longest-serving death row inmate

Iwao Hakamada was tried for quadruple murder in 1966, but the evidence that convicted him is regarded with widespread scepticism.

Mai Sato, The Conversation
· Jul 04, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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