Kerala law student rape and murder: Supreme Court seeks response of Kerala, Assam on plea by death row convict for transfer to Assam jail
The petition before the top court stated that due to extreme poverty, the convict's wife and aged parents, who are in Assam, are not able to come and meet Islam at Viyyur jail in Kerala where he is currently lodged.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Kerala and Assam State governments on plea by death row convict Mohammed Ameerul Islam seeking his transfer from Kerala to a jail in Assam.