According to the Reports, the mercy petition of Arif, which was received on May 15 and was rejected on 27 May by The President Murmu.

The Mercy Petition Of Mohammed Arif Alias Ashfaq, a pakistani national and a member of the Lashkar – e Taiba Who was sentenced to Death in the December 2000 for the Red Fort Attack in which three Army personnel where Killed of 7 Rajputana Rifles.

This was the Second Mercy Plea which rejected by the President Murmu After she took the command of the office on July 25 , 2022.

The Mercy Plea which was rejected by the Murmu was in April 2023 of Vasant Sampat Dupare, convicted of raping and killing a four year old in Nagpur.

After the attack on Red Fort the Arif was Arrested by Delhi Police 4 days Later.