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Karnataka Cabinet Rejects Clemency Plea of Ring Road Murder Convict Shubha Shankar
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News18•15-10-2026, 18:15
Karnataka Cabinet Rejects Clemency Plea of Ring Road Murder Convict Shubha Shankar
- •The Karnataka cabinet has officially rejected the clemency plea of Shubha Shankar, who is serving a life sentence for the 2003 Ring Road murder case.
- •Shubha, along with her lover Arun Varma and accomplices, murdered her 27-year-old fiancé Girish on December 3, 2003, just three days after their betrothal.
- •Law Minister Kharge stated that the decision to reject the plea was made following legal advice from the Law Department due to a lack of legal scope.
- •In a separate decision, the cabinet resolved to approach the Supreme Court against the High Court order that struck down enhanced SC and ST reservation quotas.
Key Questions Answered
The Karnataka cabinet rejected the clemency plea because there is no scope for it in the law, following an opinion sought from the Law Department.
In December 2003, law student Shubha and her lover Arun Varma plotted the murder of her 27-year-old fiancé Girish, who was attacked and killed three days after their betrothal.
The cabinet decided to move the Supreme Court after the High Court struck down provisions of a 2022 law that enhanced SC and ST reservation quotas, ruling that it breached the 50 percent ceiling.
