“Akhilesh Yadav had signed a petition in the past seeking commutation of Ajmal Kasab’s death sentence”
What FACTLY found
There is no evidence to show that Akhilesh Yadav had signed a petition in the past seeking commutation of Ajmal Kasab’s death sentence. Several websites and blogs have published a list of people who signed the petition addressed to the President of India for Kasab’s pardon, there is no mention of Akhilesh Yadav in such a list. Ajmal Kasab was the last surviving terrorist from the 26/11 terror attack that killed 166 people; he was hanged to death on 21 November 2012. Mercy petition filed by Aj...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 December 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 December 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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