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Delhi govt. sends file on mercy petition of Afzal Guru to Lt Governor

Delhi Government has sent the file of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's mercy petition to Lt Governor. According to a Delhi government spokesman, the file was sent back to the Chief Minister, Mrs.Shiela Dikshit last evening. <br/><br/>Afzal Guru was awarded death sentence by a Delhi Court on December 18, 2002 after being convicted of conspiracy to attack Parliament on December 13, 2001, waging war against the country and murder. <br/><br/>The death sentence was upheld by Delhi High Court on October 29, 2003 and his appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court two years later on August 4th, 2005.

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