Overview
- The board reviewed 51 premature-release cases at its December 23, 2025 meeting and rejected 24 applications, including Bhullar’s, according to official documents.
- The panel recommended release for some prisoners such as NSCN-IM member Hopeson Ningshen, with his case requiring concurrence from the Centre.
- Delhi’s home department reported that the Lieutenant Governor has remitted the unexpired sentences of 26 life-term convicts on the board’s recommendation.
- Among those approved for remission is Nigerian national Kenneth Chidi Onyeaghala, with an order for immediate deportation after release.
- Bhullar, convicted for the 1993 Delhi car bombing and initially sentenced to death in 2001 before a 2014 Supreme Court commutation to life, has previously seen his case deferred in 2022 and rejected in 2024, with debates citing his health and objections from victims’ groups.