DNA Special: As Shabnam's son seeks mercy, will his appeal be heard? - Will Shabnam be forgiven on the son's appeal or will the judgment of the law remain intact?
Shabnam mercy petition: Son's emotional plea for mercy from President Kovind - Shabman joined hands with her lover Salim to kill seven of her own family members with an axe in April 2008.
Shabnam mercy petition: Son's emotional plea for mercy from President Kovind - Shabman joined hands with her lover Salim to kill seven of her own family members with an axe in April 2008.
During the investigation, it was found that Shabnam had abetted Saleem in the crime as she made her family members drink milk laced with sedatives before hacking them to death. She didn't even spare her little nephew who was strangulated to death. On the day of judgment, the court heard the statements of as many as 29 witnesses. The 160-page order was passed after all witnesses were asked to answer 649 questions related to the case.
Shabnam's son Taz has made an emotional appeal to President Ram Nath Kovind urging him to forgive his mother's heinous crime and revoke her death sentence. The appeal by Shabnam’s son has come at a time when the death warrant for executing her at the Mathura Jail is due to be signed anytime. In his appeal to the President, Taz has urged him to pardon his mother's heinous crime.