176 executions since the beginning of the year
Vida Mehrannia
Fifth woman to be executed in 2022
Karim Bagheri, the football player, saved 2 men
Three members of the same family were awarded the death penalty by an Additional District and Sessions Court in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) on 20 May 2022, for murdering their sister.
While not ruling out a return to the death penalty, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says imposing a life sentence will be more effective in the drive towards eradicating crimes and criminality in the society.
