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After Kasab, death row convicts in the queue

New Delhi: Thanks to the hush-hush manner in which he was executed on Wednesday shortly after the rejection of his mercy petition, Ajmal Kasab had been denied his right to challenge the President's decision. Whatever

PTI Updated on: November 22, 2012 17:34 IST


Instead, a one-line mercy petition was sent on his behalf by jail authorities in September.






This was despite a letter from advocate Yug Chaudhry to the Maharashtra government and the National Human Rights Commission requesting them to ensure that Kasab was provided the services of a lawyer.
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