The story of Shabnam and her lover Saleem is a violent one. But there is an extensive debate to be had here about how the death penalty plays a role in society today. Tune in to listen to her tale and where she is now. 

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Love (platonically),  

Ragavi & Nisha

Sources: 

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/woman-lover-sentenced-to-death-in-up-for-killing-7-family-members/articleshow/6172533.cms 

• https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-confirms-death-sentence-of-a-woman-and-her-lover-for-killing-7-members-of-her-family-759604

• ‘Please forgive my mother’: Death row convict Shabnam’s son to President

• https://www.news18.com/news/india/2-months-pregnant-while-killing-kin-shabnams-now-12-yr-old-son-urges-prez-to-save-his-mom-from-death-3446666.html

• https://indianexpress.com/article/india/lucknow-death-row-convict-files-fresh-mercy-plea-before-governor-7196205/

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-shabnam-ali-first-woman-in-india-to-be-hanged-till-death/articleshow/81081970.cms

• https://censusindia.gov.in/census_and_you/literacy_and_level_of_education.aspx

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/the-shabnam-that-i-knew-was-very-different/article33949536.ece

• https://scroll.in/article/985918/404-prisoners-are-on-death-row-in-india-with-uttar-pradesh-leading-the-list

• https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/death-row-time-on-death-row

• https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-confirms-death-sentence-of-a-woman-and-her-lover-for-killing-7-members-of-her-family-759604

• https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/sunday-story-shabnam-saleem-the-amroha-murders/

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/woman-on-death-row-hands-son-to-man-whose-education-she-had-once-funded/articleshow/48335377.cms

• https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/president-pranab-mukherjee-rejects-mercy-plea-of-shabnam-who-killed-her-family-in-2008-2991329/

• https://thewire.in/law/supreme-court-death-sentence-commutation

• https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/amroha-killings-finality-of-death-penalty-important-says-sc-30552

• https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/58117f8c2713e17947930511

• https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/recall-amroha-murders-when-love-led-shabnam-and-salim-hack-7-to-death-in-2008-1770956-2021-02-19

• https://zeenews.india.com/india/amroha-murder-case-shabnam-gets-respite-hanging-stayed-till-up-governors-decision-on-her-mercy-plea-2343843.html

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/the-shabnam-that-i-knew-was-very-different/article33949536.ece

• https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/death-row-convict-shabnam-sent-to-bareilly-jail/articleshow/81304798.cms

• https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-case-of-amrohas-shabnam-the-first-woman-likely-to-hanged-after-independence-7195194/

• https://www.news18.com/news/india/lucknow-mathura-up-first-convict-to-be-hanged-shabnam-3443834.html

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/after-the-boy-was-with-us-we-decided-not-to-have-our-own-child-101613717974230.html

• https://theprint.in/india/murder-house-to-prime-property-story-of-gory-up-murders-woman-on-death-row-rs-3-cr-estate/616289/

• https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/amroha-murder-case-sc-reserves-judgment-on-review-plea-of-lovers-who-killed-7-family-members-1639498-2020-01-23

• https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/24/india/india-shabnam-execution-intl-dst-hnk/index.html

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-nobody-in-this-up-village-will-name-their-daughter-shabnam/articleshow/67488822.cms

• https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/amroha-murder-case-convict-shabnam-now-approaches-up-governor-anandiben-patel-for-mercy

• https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/amroha-murders-accused-shabnam-alleges-she-has-been-framed-files-mercy-petition-before-up-governor/723819

• https://www.news18.com/news/india/bawankhedi-murder-case-plea-filed-in-nhrc-to-save-convict-shabnam-from-hanging-gets-rejected-3764621.html

• https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/shabnam-ali-hanging-nhrc-plea-rejected/

• https://indianexpress.com/article/india/multiple-murder-cases-amroha-court-holds-decision-on-issuing-death-warrant-against-shabnam-7203431/

• https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/nhrc-rejects-plea-to-save-murder-convict.html

• https://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/shabnam-saleem-killed-seven-for-love-up-governor-rejects-their-plea-for-mercy_1797987.html

• https://indianexpress.com/article/india/condemned-prisoners-cannot-fight-death-penalty-endlessly-sc-6231945/

• https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/the-state-ought-to-consider-granting-a-pardon-to-shabnam-ali