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President Droupadi Murmu Rejects Mercy Petition in 2012 Jalna Child Murder Case

July 10, 2026

The President of India has reportedly rejected the mercy petition in the 2012 Jalna child abduction, rape, and murder case. The case, involving the brutal murder of a two-year-old girl, has gone through years of investigation, judicial scrutiny, and appeals. With the mercy petition reportedly rejected, the legal process has reached its final constitutional stage. Justice delayed should never become justice denied. Every crime against w

What's right

President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of Ravi Ashok Ghumare, who was convicted of kidnapping, raping, and murdering a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Jalna district in 2012 [2][5][7][8].
The rejection of the mercy petition was reported on December 14, 2025, with the decision made on November 6, 2025 [2][5][10].
This is the third mercy plea rejected by President Murmu since she assumed office on July 25, 2022 [2][5].
The Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for the man in this case on October 3, 2019 [1][5].

What's wrong

The claim that President Droupadi Murmu calls for stronger protection of women and girls is not directly supported by the provided sources, although her actions in rejecting the mercy petition can be seen as a step towards this [2][5].
The statements 'There will be no more trials for rapists' and 'There is now only one law for these criminals: immediate encounter killings or public hanging in the town square' are not mentioned in any of the provided sources and are extreme exaggerations not attributed to the President or the legal proceedings [2][5].

What's debatable

The claim that the legal process has reached its final constitutional stage due to the rejection of the mercy petition is a reasonable interpretation, as mercy petitions are among the final avenues for appeal before execution [2][5][10].
However, the exact definition of 'final constitutional stage' can be subject to legal interpretation.

Breakdown

The core claim that President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition in the 2012 Jalna child abduction, rape, and murder case is well-supported by multiple reliable sources, including The Hindu, NDTV, and The Logical Indian [2][3][5][6][7][8][9]. These sources confirm the identity of the convict, Ravi Ashok Ghumare, and the details of the crime, including the victim's age and the year of the incident [2][5].

The rejection date and the fact that it is her third such rejection are also corroborated [2][5]. The secondary claims within the reel, however, contain significant inaccuracies.

The assertion that President Murmu calls for stronger protection of women and girls, while plausible given her actions, is not explicitly stated in the provided context. More critically, the extreme statements about 'no more trials for rapists' and advocating for 'immediate encounter killings or public hanging' are not attributed to the President or any official source and appear to be inflammatory additions not supported by the evidence [2][5].

Therefore, while the central factual event is true, the surrounding rhetoric is misleading and factually unsupported, leading to a high but not perfect correctness score. [1][2][3]

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