May 18, 2010 7:01 PM

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Govt. clears file of Afzal, sends it to Lt Governor's office

The Delhi Government has cleared the file on the mercy petition of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru and sent it to the Lieutenant Governor's office. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday Delhi Chief Minister Mrs. Sheela Dixit said that the file has been moved for further action. <br/><br/>The clearance of the file came after the Delhi Government received the reminder from Union Home Ministry recently seeking its opinion on the mercy petition. <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 four, 2005.

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