President Murmu rejects mercy plea for 2-year-old's rapist-murderer in Maharashtra

• President Droupadi Murmu rejected the mercy petition of Ravi Ashok Ghumare.
• Ghumare was convicted for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2012.
• This is the third mercy plea rejected by President Murmu since assuming office in July 2022.
• The Supreme Court affirmed Ghumare's death sentence in 2019, citing his "carnal desires" and "perverted mind."

Why It Matters: President's rejection upholds justice for child rape and murder.