 After a trial that lasted over a year, Godse was sentenced to death on 8 November 1949.Although pleas for commutation were made by Gandhi's two sons, Manilal Gandhi and Ramdas Gandhi, they were turned down by India's prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, deputy prime minister Vallabhbhai Patel, and the Governor-General C. Rajagopalachari.Godse was hanged in the Ambala Central Jail on 15 November 1949.