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Could the man who murdered an Australian missionary and his sons walk free in India?

Summary

Dara Singh has been in jail since his arrest in 2000, serving a life sentence for burning alive the Australian missionary and his six and 10-year-old sons in a village.

The report’s most important sentence, shortened and in plain words. How

At the last hearing on 19 August, authorities told the court that the Sentence Review Board (SRB) was waiting for some more paperwork and sought an adjournment.

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BBC News (Australia)as they published this story 21.7

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