{
  "id": 15649805,
  "title": "UP Murder Convict Wishes To Contest Polls. High Court Pauses His Conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/up-murder-convict-wishes-to-contest-polls-high-court-pauses-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T18:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/up-murder-convict-wishes-to-contest-polls-high-court-pauses-his-conviction-12208363"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi passed the order hearing a criminal appeal filed by Nandlal Rai alias Babloo Rai, who was convicted by the Varanasi sessions court in 2025 in connection with a 2017 murder case.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "UP Murder Convict Wishes To Contest Polls. High Court Pauses His Conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/up-murder-convict-wishes-to-contest-polls-high-court-pauses-his-15652438",
        "published": "2026-10-19T18:58:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Allahabad High Court stays conviction of murder convict who wishes to contest 2027 U.P. polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/allahabad-high-court-stays-conviction-of-murder-convict-who-wishes-to",
        "published": "2026-10-19T20:57:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}