SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SC order on decriminalising politics will SC clears way for execution of Vinay, dismisses No solid info about perpetrators help set new moral yardsticks: EC NIA’s Pulwama probe reaches dead end NEW DELHI, Feb 14: candidates contesting elections petition against rejection of mercy plea to advertise their criminal SRINAGAR, Feb 14: Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit. He was subse- The Election Commission NEW DELHI, Feb 14: third convict — Akshay Kumar MHA had placed the matter quently killed in an encounter in June last year. antecedents in television and The probe into last year's Pulwama terror strike today said it "wholeheartedly" (31) — has also been rejected, before the Union home minister, "While it was clear that the suicide attacker newspapers at least thrice dur- Clearing the way for execu- that left 40 CRPF personnel martyred has virtually welcomes the Supreme Court ing electioneering. but he is yet to challenge the who applied his mind and by a was Adil Ahmed Dar but the same had to be order on decriminalisation of tion of Vinay Sharma, one of the reached a dead end with five persons, who were either established with evidence. After picking up The Election Commission rejection. speaking order, recommended conspirators or executers of the ghastly attack, being politics, saying it will go a long four convicts in the Nirbhaya human remains from various spots, it was sent for (EC) had made it clear that The fourth convict Pawan for rejection of the mercy peti- eliminated by security forces in various encounters. way in setting new moral yard- gang rape and murder case, the Gupta (25) is yet to exhaust his tion,” it said. DNA profiling. candidates will have to bear However, the case threw unique challenges "The suicide attacker was identified and con- sticks for improving electoral Supreme Court today dismissed legal remedies such as filing The bench further said, “By the cost of advertising their his plea against the rejection of for the NIA, the anti-terror probe agency formed firmed by matching the DNA extracted from the democracy. curative petition — the last legal perusing the note put up before in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror strikes in criminal antecedents in televi- his mercy petition by the meagre car fragments with that of the DNA of his In a statement, the commis- sion and newspapers as it remedy available to person and the President of India, we have 2008, as it there is no solid information about the sion said it will reissue with President. father," the official, who requested anonymity, said. comes in the category of 'poll the mercy plea. seen that all the documents perpetrators or the mastermind behind the attack. The role of other conspirators which included changes its October 10 2018 The top court refused to expenses'. A trial court had on January enclosed along with mercy peti- "It was a blind case for us. There were lot of Mudasir Ahmed Khan, Qari Mufti Yasser and instructions and guidelines for accept Sharma’s contention that 31 stayed “till further orders” tion of the petitioner and the murmurs but everything needs to be established Kamran came to light but all of them were killed ensuring publicity of criminal The poll panel said it the President did not apply his "wholeheartedly welcomes this execution of the four convicts submissions made by him in the beyond doubt in the court of law," a senior offi- in different encounters with security forces. antecedents by the candidates mind while rejecting the mercy on the ground that they are yet mercy petition were taken into cial, who is part of the probe, said here. Khan was killed on March 10, Kamran on and the concerned political landmark order, which is bound plea and it was done in a “mala to go a long way in setting new to avail of all their legal reme- consideration”. The first challenge was to establish the owner of March 29, Sajjad Bhat on June 18 of last year parties for the information of fide” manner. dies. The top court also dealt with the car used by suicide bomber Adil Ahmed Dar. while Qari Yasser was shot in an encounter on voters following the apex moral yardsticks for overall bet- “When the highest constitu- The Delhi High Court has mental illness claim made by There was nothing available from the vehicle which January 25, this year. court order. terment of electoral democra- tional authority, upon perusal of said that all the four convicts in Sharma that due to torture and carried a cocktail of explosives like Ammonium After JeM spokesperson Mohd Hassan in a The October 2018 instruc- cy". Nitrate, Nitro Glycerine and RDX, the official said. the note and the various docu- the Nirbhaya case have to ill-treatment in jail, he had to video claimed that his group was responsible for tions are being implemented in In a far-reaching verdict But with the help of forensic methods and ments placed along with mercy hanged together and not sepa- seek psychiatric treatment and the attack, it was sent for forensic examination all the elections since November aimed at decriminalising Indian petition, has taken a decision to painstaking investigations, the serial number of and the Internet Protocol address was traced to a 2018. politics, the apex court on rately. these records were not placed the car that was blown into pieces beyond recog- reject the mercy petition, it can- The top court Friday dealt before the President. computer based in Pakistan. "Now, the commission pro- Thursday directed political par- nition was extracted and within no time the own- The official said that during the investigation, not be contended that the high- with various grounds raised by It said that by perusal of the poses to reiterate these instruc- ties to upload on their websites est constitutional authority had ership of the vehicle was established -- from the the NIA stumbled upon another case of over tions with suitable modifica- and social media platforms the Sharma (26) through his advo- file produced before the court, it first to the last owner. ground workers of Jaish-e-Mohammed which not applied its mind to the docu- cate A P Singh including that all is seen that the medical report of tions in order to implement the details of pending criminal ments,” it said. However, the last owner of the car, Sajjad Bhat was subsequently busted. relevant records were not placed Sharma along with the treatment of Bijbehara in Anantnag district, had disappeared directions of the Supreme Court cases against their candidates A bench of Justices R "Eight people have been listed in a charge before the President by the and his latest medical report hours before the February 14 attack and joined in letter as well as in spirit," it and the reasons for selecting Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and sheet in this case so far," the official said. (PTI) said. authorities. dated January 30, 2020 was them as also for not giving tick- A S Bopanna said, “In the result, In October 2018, the poll The bench said the Delhi placed before the concerned et to those without criminal we do not find any ground for panel made it compulsory for antecedents. (PTI) government had forwarded authorities which in turn, was exercise of judicial review of the Sharma’s mercy petition to placed before the President. order of the President of India Ministry of Home Affairs “In the medical status report, rejecting the petitioner’s mercy (MHA) on January 30 along Dr. Akash Narade has referred petition and this writ petition is with the necessary documents to the details of the treatment of liable to be dismissed. The writ which included recommenda- the petitioner and certified that petition is dismissed according- tion of NCT of Delhi, copies of the petitioner is psychologically ly.” judgments, case records, latest well adjusted and he was being The apex court had earlier dis- medical report of the prisoner, provided with regular therapy missed a similar plea filed by present status of pending peti- sessions by specialized thera- another death row convict in the tion and others. pists and the general condition case, Mukesh Kumar Singh (32). “Before placing the note file of the petitioner is stable” the The mercy petition by the before the President of India, the bench said.(PTI) Delhi airport starts doorstep baggage transfer facility NEW DELHI, Feb 14: through CarterX website or app meeters and greeters area of Aamir unveils Kareena’s look or counters at the airport for the Terminal 3. The Indira Gandhi baggage to be picked from their The baggage can be delivered International Airport today home in the National Capital from the airport to locations in from ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ announced that it has started a Region (NCR). Delhi/NCR region, Punjab, doorstep baggage transfer facility “Each bag thus booked is Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and for passengers flying to and from then secured in a separate tamp- Rajasthan, the press release noted. MUMBAI, Feb 14: shared his first look from the its Terminal 3. film that showed him sitting in a er-resistant sealable bags, which “All the baggage booked for Superstar Aamir Khan today This service will also be train compartment and sporting are marked and bar-coded for pick-up and drop facility are shared the first look of his co- extended to Terminal 1 and easy identification. On arrival at insured by the service provider an innocent smile. Terminal 2 of the airport, stated star Kareena Kapoor Khan from the airport, passengers can col- agency...Soon, this booking He is donning a light the press release by GMR their much-awaited film "Laal lect their baggage at the depar- facility would be available pink turban and has a thick group-led Delhi International Singh Chaddha".