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SC extends Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Perarivalan’s parole by a week

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The Supreme Court on November 27 extended by one week the parole of A.G. Perarivalan, serving life term in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, for medical treatment.

A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat said the court had extended the parole by a week on November 23 and directed the State to provide escort to Perarivalan.

It said that an interlocutory application was filed by the petitioner seeking extension of parole by 90 days on ground of ailment and need for surgical intervention.