Ayodhya seer Paramahans Das appeals to Prez to pardon death row convict Shabnam | India News
The crime was committed in April 2008 when Shabnam was 25-year-old. AYODHYA: A senior Ayodhya seer has appealed to President Ram Nath Kovind to pardon death row convict Shabnam, who would be the first woman in independent India to be hanged for a crime. Talking to TOI, the chief priest of Tapaswi Chawni temple, Paramahans Das said, “A woman’s status in Hindu scriptures, Vedas and Puranas, is much higher than that of men. The execution of a woman will not augur well for society and may trigger calamity and bring bad luck. Her crime is unpardonable, but she must be forgiven as she’s a w...