TN Guv has no power to release Rajiv killers: Officials

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has no power to release the seven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as recommended by the state government and will have to consult the Centre as per law, officials said on Tuesday.

Since the investigation into the assassination was carried out by a CBI-led team, the governor will have to consult with the central government before he takes a decision to remit or commute the sentence of the seven convicts, a Home Ministry official said. See P5