3 Rajiv Gandhi Murder Convicts Including Nalini’s Husband Return to Sri Lanka

Chennai: Three persons convicted for their involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi left for Colombo in Sri Lanka on Wednesday morning.

These three were Murugan, Robert Payas, and Jayakumar. They were among the six convicts freed in November 2022 as per the order of the Supreme Court. They were released as they showed “satisfactory behaviour” while in jail and also the Tamil Nadu government recommended their release.

The three men were taken from a special camp in Tiruchirappalli, where they were kept after their release from jail, to the Chennai International Airport by a team of police on Wednesday morning.

These Sri Lankan nationals were recently granted passports by the island nation.

One of them, Murugan, is married to Nalini, an Indian citizen, who was among the six released in 2022 on the Supreme Court’s orders. Nalini accompanied her husband to the airport.