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Shabnam files another mercy plea before UP Guv as jail authorities await death warrant Shabnam, with her lover Salim, killed seven members of her family on the night of 14-15 April 2008 in Babankhedi village of Amroha. File photo Updated: Feb 19, 2021, 12:44 PM IST Death row convict Shabnam, who along with her lover Salim killed seven members of her family on the night of 14-15 April 2008 in Babankhedi village of Amroha, has filed another mercy petition before Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel. Earlier as well, she had approached the UP Governor, but Patel had rejected her plea. Article 161 of the Constitution of India empowers the Governors of States to grant pardon to the convict who has committed an offence against state law. ....
With the decks having been cleared for the hanging of Shabnam and her paramour Salim - both accused of killing seven members of Shabnam s family - the stage is now set for the first Indian woman to be taken to the gallows in Independent India. ....