Prez rejects mercy plea of 2 convicted in Jharkhand massacre

The President has rejected the plea of the convicts — Mofil Khan and Mobarak Khan, officials said on Thursday.

The duo had in June 2007 killed Haneef Khan with sharp-edged weapons while he was offering prayers at a mosque in Makandu village under Lohardaga district in the state.

After killing him, they murdered his wife and his six sons which included the disabled youth. A case was registered by the local police against Mofil and Mobarak and two other assailants.

The Supreme Court in its final judgement in October 2014 also upheld the death penalty given to the convicts.