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Junaid Hafeez, a lecturer at the Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan was sentenced to death for blasphemy

On Wednesday, a special court in Jaipur had convicted four people for the 2008 Jaipur blasts, which killed nearly 80 people and left many others injured. The quantum of sentence was announced on Friday by the special court. 

Two of the three judges, Justice Seth and Justice Karim gave the death sentence while Justice Nazarullah Akbar wrote a dissenting note saying that the prosecution team could not prove treason case. 

Upholding the 2017 verdict, the apex court dismissed the review petition saying “it did not find any error on the face of it."

Musharraf pleaded not guilty and has always claimed that the charges against him are politically motivated.

The execution of convicts in Nirbhaya case may be carried out soon. 23-year-old girl was brutally gang raped in Delhi on 16th December, 2012.

According to new provisions, the investigation is completed within seven working days if there is 'adequate conclusive evidence'. The new law also states trial must be completed within 14 working days, thus reducing the total judgment time to 21 working days.

Arrangements for the execution of four rapists convicted in 2012 Nirbhaya case have begun at Tihar Jail

Akshay Singh, who had not filed the review plea earlier with the other three convicts, has now moved the apex court with a petition asking to spare him from the death penalty.

The 23-year-old Unnao rape victim died on Friday night after hours of fighting at the Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi.