INDIA FILES MERCY PLEA FOR 2 NATIONALS IN QATAR

New Delhi: India has filed a mercy petition with Qatar for 2 nationals who were awarded execution by the Supreme Court there for allegedly murdering a girl four years agone, External Affairs Ministry said today.
Indian mission in Doha has filed a mercy petition yesterday with Qatar Foreign Ministry relating to the death penalty of Subramanian Alagappa and Chelladurai Perumal for additional action, MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup aforesaid.
The court in Qatar had recently rejected a plea by the Indian Embassy to overturn the death penalty awarded to the duo, both in their 40s, but commuted the life term awarded to the third suspect, Sivakumar Arasan, to 15 years jail term.
Subramanian hails from Villupuram. Perumal is a resident of Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.