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Supreme Court refuses to commute death sentence of Balwant Rajoana in Beant Singh assassination case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana.The apex court gave its verdict on former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case convict Balwant Singh Rajoana’s petition seeking commutation of his death penalty.

He had sought commutation of his death sentence on the grounds that the Centre had failed to take a decision on his mercy petition for a considerably long period.