Convict Santhan, who was released in the murder case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has passed away. Hospital official said that he breathed his last at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai. Let us tell you that work was done to acquit Santhan, who was convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, in the year 2022. Talking about Santhan, he was a Sri Lankan citizen.
died this morning
According to the information given by a hospital official regarding Santhan’s death, Santhan was admitted to the hospital due to liver related diseases. Santhan breathed his last on Wednesday morning at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
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Santhan was given death sentence
Santhan was given death sentence in the case of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, although it was later commuted to life imprisonment. In November 2022 itself, Santhan and other 5 murderers were also released. He had served a jail sentence of about 32 years. Even after his release, he was kept in the special campus of Trichy Central Jail. The reason behind this was that they were originally from Sri Lanka. The culprits neither had passports nor travel documents.
Santhan had filed an application in the court
It may be noted that Santhan had filed an application in the Madras High Court and expressed his demand that arrangements should be made to send him to Sri Lanka. This is because he wants to meet his elderly mother. However, before any decision could be taken on this, Santhan died after a long illness.