Rajiv Gandhi assassin ends fast (India)

A woman convicted over the assassination of Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi has ended a fast to demand her early release from jail.

Nalini Sriharan, who is in a prison in Tamil Nadu state, says she has been eligible for early release since 2005.

She ended her fast after officials said that her demand would be considered.

Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomb at an election rally in May 1991. India has always blamed the attack on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels.