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Delhi Red Fort attacker loses death penalty appeal
[Pak Daily Times] A Pak convicted of murder and waging war against India for an attack at New Delhi's historic Red Fort in December 2000 lost his appeal against execution in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The court refused to quash the death penalty handed down to Mohammed Arif, who used the alias Ashfaq, for his role in the gun attack that killed three people at the 17th century tourist attraction. "The death sentence has been confirmed," Justice VS Sirpurkar and Justice TS Thakur said. Ashfaq and five other gunnies sneaked into the Red Fort late on December 22, 2000, and opened fire, killing a soldier, an army barber and a civilian working for the military.Posted by: Fred 2011-08-11 |
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