Archive · 15 Dec 2025
President Rejects Mercy Plea in 2012 Toddler Rape-Murder Case
A man named Ravi Ashok Ghumare was convicted for a very bad crime he did in 2012.
He kidnapped a little girl who was only two years old, hurt her very badly, and then she died.
The courts decided he should be punished with the death penalty.
He asked the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, to forgive him, but she said no.
The President and the courts said that what he did was very, very wrong and that he should be punished for it.
The little girl was hurt in a place called Indiranagar in Maharashtra, and the courts and the President made their decisions in New Delhi.
President Droupadi Murmu rejected the mercy plea of Ravi Ashok Ghumare, convicted in a 2012 case of kidnapping, raping, and murdering a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra.
The Supreme Court affirmed Ghumare's death sentence on October 3, 2019, stating that his actions were brutal and exhibited a perverted mind.
The incident occurred on March 6, 2012, in Indiranagar, Jalna, where Ghumare lured the victim with a chocolate.
The trial court convicted Ghumare and awarded the death penalty on September 16, 2015, which was upheld by the Bombay High Court in January 2016.
The President's rejection of the mercy plea was the third such rejection since she assumed office on July 25, 2022.
- Who
- Ravi Ashok Ghumare, a convicted man, and a two-year-old girl victim
- What
- Rejection of mercy plea for a 2012 case of kidnapping, raping, and murdering a toddler
- When
- The incident occurred on March 6, 2012; the Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence on October 3, 2019; the President rejected the mercy plea on November 6, 2023
- Where
- The crime took place in Indiranagar, Jalna, Maharashtra; the legal proceedings and presidential decision took place in New Delhi
- Why
- The President rejected the mercy plea due to the brutal and heinous nature of the crime, as affirmed by the Supreme Court
- Convicted Person
- Ravi Ashok Ghumare
- Victim's Age
- 2 years old
- Incident Date
- March 6, 2012
- Incident Location
- Indiranagar, Jalna, Maharashtra
- Supreme Court Verdict Date
- October 3, 2019
- President's Decision Date
- November 6, 2023
- President's Name
- Droupadi Murmu