pe ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁acqu itted . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁D har amp al ' s ▁death ▁sent enced ▁was ▁comm uted ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁History ▁He ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁rap ing ▁a ▁girl ▁in ▁Son ip at ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁j ail ▁sentence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁After ▁his ▁release ▁on ▁par ole ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁N irm al ▁bl ud ge oned ▁to ▁death ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁parents , ▁a ▁sister ▁and ▁two ▁brothers ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁sleep ing ▁at ▁their ▁home . ▁D har amp al ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁N irm al ▁were ▁awarded ▁death ▁penalty ▁for ▁the ▁mur ders ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁sentence ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁comm uted ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁of ▁N irm al ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁retain ing ▁D har amp al ' s ▁death ▁sentence ▁Later ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁high ▁court ▁comm uted ▁his ▁death ▁sentence ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁on ▁the ▁pre text ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁took ▁around ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁his ▁mer cy ▁pet ition . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁people ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁Category : C