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UP Murder Convict Wishes To Contest Polls. High Court Pauses His Conviction

A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi passed the order hearing a criminal appeal filed by Nandlal Rai alias Babloo Rai, who was convicted by the Varanasi sessions court in 2025 in connection with a 2017 murder case.

NDTV Top Stories 20/10/2026, 12:28:40 am IST

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4 of our sources carried this story over 6.8 hours. Indian Express filed first, at 19 Oct 19:38 IST. The headlines below are each outlet's own wording, in the order they published.

When ISTOutletTheir headline
19 Oct 19:38 Indian Express Murder convict wants to contest 2027 UP polls, Allahabad HC stays his conviction
19 Oct 21:12 Siasat Daily (EN) ‘Flag-waving crime, but murder convict can contest on BJP ticket’
20 Oct 00:28 NDTV Top Stories UP Murder Convict Wishes To Contest Polls. High Court Pauses His Conviction
20 Oct 02:27 The Hindu National Allahabad High Court stays conviction of murder convict who wishes to contest 2027 U.P. polls

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