New parole norms leave Maharashtra govt trapped

A week after formulating stringent guidelines for granting parole to the convicts, Maharashtra government appears to be in a dilemma with reports of some convicts at Yerwada central prison near......

No parole to be granted to rape, murder convicts in Maharashtra

Convicts serving jail sentence for crimes like rape, murder and dacoity in Maharashtra will henceforth not get “regular” parole. Those convicted for offences like rape, rape and murder,......

Pallavi murder case: Officer who granted parole to killer suspended

Maharashtra Home department has suspended the then prison superintendent of Nashik prison for granting parole to convict Sajjad Mughal, who was serving life sentence in the sensational Pallavi......

Pallavi murder case: Watchman Sajjad Mogul sentenced to life

Security guard Sajjad Mughal, who was convicted for killing 25-year-old city-based lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha, was on Monday spared the noose and sentenced to life imprisonment after a local court......