Nirbhaya case: New gallows come up at Tihar for hanging rape convicts
5 years ago

Nirbhaya case: New gallows come up at Tihar for hanging rape convicts

India TV News  

A new gallows platform and pit have been readied at the Tihar Jail's execution chamber, in addition to the existing gallows in preparation for the hanging of the four Nirbhaya case convicts on January 22. A senior official of the Tihar Jail Directorate told IANS on Wednesday that the court order had directed execution of the four convicts at one time. "The decades-old execution chamber at Tihar has facility for hanging two convicts at one time. Another Tihar Jail official said that two people at a time could be executed on the older gallows structure, and that is why a same new structure has come up.

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Nirbhaya convicts to Ajmal Kasab: This is what their last wish was before they were hanged
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya convicts to Ajmal Kasab: This is what their last wish was before they were hanged

New Indian Express  

CONVICT NAME: Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh | CRIME: Rape and Murder of 23-year-old medical student | LAST WISH/LAST MOMENTS: On the day of the hanging all the convicts were already awake as the 'fear to be hanged' did not allow them to sleep. When the jail authorities asked them to finish their routine work and …

All 4 Nirbhaya convicts hanged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail
4 years, 9 months ago

All 4 Nirbhaya convicts hanged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail

Live Mint  

The four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a Delhi woman on December 16, 2012 were hanged in the darkness of pre-dawn on Friday, ending a horrific chapter in India's long history of sexual assault that had seared the nation's soul. Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Kumar Singh were executed at 5.30 am for …

Four Nirbhaya case convicts hanged to death in Tihar jail
4 years, 9 months ago

Four Nirbhaya case convicts hanged to death in Tihar jail

The Hindu  

Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar, and Mukesh Kumar convicted for Nirbhaya’s gangrape and murder, were hanged to death in Delhi’s Tihar jail early on Friday morning. String of death warrants Having exhausted all their legal remedies, the four convicts went on pleading spree after the first death warrant was issued against them for January 22 at 7am inside Tihar …

Four Convicts Hanged To Death At Tihar Jail In Nirbhaya Case After Late Night Legal Battles [Read Timeline]
4 years, 9 months ago

Four Convicts Hanged To Death At Tihar Jail In Nirbhaya Case After Late Night Legal Battles [Read Timeline]

Live Law  

The execution of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case - Mukesh Singh, Akshay Kumar Singh, Vinay Sharma and Pawan Kumar Gupta - was carried out at Tihar Jail, Delhi on Friday morning at 5. 30 AM.Though the convicts made late night attempts to stall the execution by filing a revision petition in the Delhi HC and …

Nirbhaya convicts hanged: How the executions took place
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya convicts hanged: How the executions took place

India Today  

Delhi's Tihar jail has gone into lockdown mode ahead of the execution of the death sentences of four men convicted for the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in 2012. 5:20 am -> With a cotton cloth on their faces and their hands tied behind their backs, the four men were marched to the area in the …

Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court declines to stay execution of convicts
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court declines to stay execution of convicts

Live Mint  

The four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case are set to be hanged early Friday morning with the Delhi High Court clearing the decks for their execution by dismissing their plea seeking a stay on it. While dismissing the plea, the bench said pending petitions of the convicts in various fora is untenable in law as a …

Nirbhaya convicts restless, in tears ahead of execution
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya convicts restless, in tears ahead of execution

The Hindu  

After all four convicts in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case came to know about their hanging on Friday morning, they started sobbing and refused the evening tea on Thursday. The Tihar jail authorities held a meeting over preparations besides doing a final trial run. A Tihar jail officer said that after the convicts were informed that the Delhi court …

Nirbhaya Will Finally Get Peace: Asha Devi on Convicts’ Hanging
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya Will Finally Get Peace: Asha Devi on Convicts’ Hanging

The Quint  

A guard of not less than 10 constables, warders and two head constables, head warders or an equal number from the prison armed guard, will also be present, it states. The manual specifies that a medical officer prepares a report four days ahead of the date of execution, mentioning the length of the drop to be given to the prisoner …

Tihar gets ready to execute Nirbhaya case convicts
4 years, 9 months ago

Tihar gets ready to execute Nirbhaya case convicts

India Today  

Seven years after the execution of Afzal Guru, Tihar Jail on Thursday prepared the ground to hang the four men convicted in the Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case after several dummy runs and officials brushing up on details specified in the jail manual. The execution, specifies the Delhi Prison Rules 2018, will take place in the presence of the superintendent, deputy superintendent, …

How a hanging takes place at an Indian jail
4 years, 9 months ago

How a hanging takes place at an Indian jail

India Today  

Four men convicted of the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old medical student in 2012 were hanged at 5:30 am on Friday morning as per the most recent death 'black' warrant issued in their name. Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, and Pawan Gupta have been on death row since 2013 when a fast track court sentenced them to death, holding …

Nirbhaya rapists to hang at 5.30 am tomorrow, plea for stay dismissed
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya rapists to hang at 5.30 am tomorrow, plea for stay dismissed

India Today  

A Delhi court today dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the execution of Nirbhaya's rapists, and they will all be hanged tomorrow at 5.30 am. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from one of the convicts, Akshay Kumar Singh, challenging the rejection of his second mercy petition by the President of India. The top court has also …

2012 Delhi gangrape: All legal routes closed, four convicts set to hang at 5.30 am today
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape: All legal routes closed, four convicts set to hang at 5.30 am today

Firstpost  

All legal routes to escape the noose closed on Thursday for the four men convicted in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case who are now hours away from being hanged, seven years-three months after brutalising a young woman in a Delhi bus with a barbarity that shook the nation New Delhi: All legal routes to escape the noose closed …

Nirbhaya case: Hangman Pawan Jallad performs dummy execution of convicts at Tihar jail
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Hangman Pawan Jallad performs dummy execution of convicts at Tihar jail

India TV News  

Hangman Pawan Jallad on Wednesday performed the dummy execution of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case today. Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four convicts, on Tuesday filed another curative petition before the Supreme Court, claiming that at the time of committing the offence, he was a minor and thereby, his death sentence should be …

Nirbhaya: Tihar asks hangman to report three days ahead of convicts’ execution
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya: Tihar asks hangman to report three days ahead of convicts’ execution

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With just five days left for the execution of death sentence in the sensational 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Tihar Jail authorities on Sunday said they have asked the hangman to report three days ahead of the scheduled hanging. After the fresh death warrant was issued, the Tihar Jail authorities wrote to their counterparts in …

Nirbhaya case: Tihar asks hangman to report 3 days ahead of execution
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Tihar asks hangman to report 3 days ahead of execution

India Today  

The Tihar Jail authorities said on Sunday that they had asked the hangman to report three days ahead of the scheduled hanging of the Nirbhaya case convicts this week. After the fresh death warrant was issued, the Tihar Jail authorities wrote to their counterparts in Uttar Pradesh, requesting for the service of hangman Pawan Jallad, a jail official said. "Pawan …

Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 20
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 20

Op India  

A Delhi court on Thursday issued a fresh death warrant to all four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. They are to be hanged at 5.30 am on March 20, 2020 pic.twitter.com/MAOx5rVVGw — ANI March 5, 2020 Reportedly, the order by a Delhi court comes after President Ram Nath Kovind had rejected the mercy petition of Pawan …

Nirbhaya case: We had made all preparations for hanging, says Tihar authorities
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya case: We had made all preparations for hanging, says Tihar authorities

India TV News  

Delhi's Tihar Prison authorities had made all necessary preparations for the hanging of four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape-and-murder case which was scheduled for Tuesday, officials said Monday. Postponing the execution, Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana said the hanging cannot be carried out pending disposal of Pawan Gupta's mercy plea before the President, observing any condemned convict must not meet …

No hanging for Nirbhaya convicts on March 3, court stays execution for now
4 years, 10 months ago

No hanging for Nirbhaya convicts on March 3, court stays execution for now

India TV News  

Convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case will not be hanged tomorrow. The convicts -- Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar Singh, and Pawan Gupta -- were scheduled to be hanged on March 3 at 6 AM. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana said the death sentence cannot be executed pending disposal of mercy petition of convict Pawan Gupta. It …

Nirbhaya Case: Plea For Separate Executions Of Death Row Convicts Deferred To 5th March
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: Plea For Separate Executions Of Death Row Convicts Deferred To 5th March

Live Law  

A Bench comprising Justices R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan & Navin Sinha, has deferred the Union's plea seeking separate execution of death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case to 5th March 2020. The Ministry of Home Affairs had sought directions to execute the death row convicts separately after the Delhi High Court on 5th February 2020 had rejected …

Nirbhaya gang-rape convict Vinay Sharma hurts himself in Tihar jail cell
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya gang-rape convict Vinay Sharma hurts himself in Tihar jail cell

India TV News  

One of the death row convicts of 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, Vinay Sharma attempted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in Tihar jail cell, on February 16. Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged at 6 am The four convicts -- Vinay, Mukesh, Pawan, and Akshay -- will be executed at 6 AM in Tihar jail. The court …

Delhi court: Nirbhaya case convicts hang 6am on March 3
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi court: Nirbhaya case convicts hang 6am on March 3

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday ordered that the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case be hanged at 6 am on March 3 after it issued fresh death warrants, saying deferring the execution further would be “sacrilegious” to the rights of the victim. “It is hereby directed that the warrants, vide order dated January 7, 2020 in respect …

Nirbhaya case: SC issue notices to 4 death row convicts on Centre's appeal against HC verdict
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya case: SC issue notices to 4 death row convicts on Centre's appeal against HC verdict

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case on the Centre's appeal challenging the Delhi High Court verdict which dismissed its plea against stay on their execution. The trial court had on Friday dismissed the pleas of Delhi government and Tihar jail authorities seeking fresh date for …

New Delhi: Appeal for law on separate hanging
4 years, 11 months ago

New Delhi: Appeal for law on separate hanging

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre and Delhi government on Friday urged the Supreme Court to lay down a law to separately hang death row convicts who are convicted for the same crime so that they may not by a “calculated design” delay the execution of sentence. Taking the court through the dates of the Nirbhaya case to contend that the four …

Nirbhaya Case: Tihar Jail Moves Court For Fresh Death Warrants Against Convicts
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: Tihar Jail Moves Court For Fresh Death Warrants Against Convicts

Live Law  

Tihar Jail Authorities have moved Patiala House Court for seeking fresh death warrants against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case. The petition has been moved under section 413 of Criminal Procedure Code, as mercy petitions of three out of the four convicts, namely Mukesh, Vinay and Akshay, have been rejected by the President of India. The application also …

Nirbhaya case: Convicts get 7 days to seek relief
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Convicts get 7 days to seek relief

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre and the Delhi government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order holding that all four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case will be executed together and not individually. Holding that all four death row convicts in the case — Pawan Kumar Gupta, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar and …

Nirbhaya case: Centre, Delhi govt move SC challenging HC verdict on hanging of convicts
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Centre, Delhi govt move SC challenging HC verdict on hanging of convicts

India TV News  

The Centre and the Delhi government moved the Supreme Court Wednesday challenging the rejection of their plea by the Delhi High Court against the trial court's order staying the execution of four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. The high court said all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case have to be executed together, not …

Nirbhaya's parents urge HC to expeditiously decide Centre's plea against stay on convicts execution
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya's parents urge HC to expeditiously decide Centre's plea against stay on convicts execution

India Today  

Nirbhaya's parents urged the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to expeditiously decide the Centre's plea challenging stay on execution of the four convicts in the case of their daughter's gang rape and murder. Advocate Jitendra Jha, representing the parents of Nirbhaya, given name of the victim, said he mentioned the matter before the court for early disposal of the government's …

Nirbhaya's rapists can be hanged separately, Centre tells Delhi HC
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya's rapists can be hanged separately, Centre tells Delhi HC

India TV News  

Suggesting a resort to avoid further delay in the execution of 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape convicts, the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the four convicts can be hanged separately as they are misusing the legal process. Delhi High Court on Sunday was hearing Centre's plea challenging the stay on the execution of four convicts of 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder …

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi HC To Hear On Sunday Centre's Plea Against Stay Of Convicts' Execution
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi HC To Hear On Sunday Centre's Plea Against Stay Of Convicts' Execution

Live Law  

In an urgent sitting held on Saturday evening, the Delhi High Court issued notices to the four convicts of the Nirbhaya rape case, in a plea challenging the trial court order which had put a stay on their execution. This revision petition is moved by Ministry of Home Affairs, against the order dated 31/1/2020 wherein ASJ Dharmender Rana had stayed …

Delhi court stays execution of Nirbhaya convicts
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi court stays execution of Nirbhaya convicts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Exactly 15 hours before they were due to be hanged, the four Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case convicts on Friday got yet another last-minute reprieve as a Delhi court deferred their execution indefinitely. In deeply distressing scenes outside the Patiala House court complex here, Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi broke down and cried after the execution of the four men convicted …

Death warrant: This is how Nirbhaya convicts will be hanged
4 years, 11 months ago

Death warrant: This is how Nirbhaya convicts will be hanged

India TV News  

Hanging of four convicts in the Nirbhaya case has yet again been postponed. Hangman Pawan Jallad had already reached the Tihar jail and several dummy executions for the convicts were performed. Authorities at the Tihar jail had faced several challenges with respect to the hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts as the jail had not executed multiple prisoners together before. They …

HC says hang all Nirbhaya convicts together: Case chronology
4 years, 11 months ago

HC says hang all Nirbhaya convicts together: Case chronology

India Today  

Following is the chronology of events in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case in which a Delhi court on Friday postponed the execution of their black warrants till further order. - Feb, 2019: Victim's parents move Delhi court for issuance of death warrants of the four convicts - Dec 10, 2019: Akshay moves plea in SC seeking review …

Convicts' lawyer mocked me, said hanging postponed till eternity: Nirbhaya's mother
4 years, 11 months ago

Convicts' lawyer mocked me, said hanging postponed till eternity: Nirbhaya's mother

India Today  

Soon after a local court in Delhi postponed the hanging of the four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi broke down outside the court and said her hopes have been dashed. "Mujrimom ke vakeel AP Singh ne mujhe aaj anguli dikha kar challenge kiya ki ye faasi ab anant kaal tak tal gayi hai," Nirbhaya's …

Nirbhaya convicts finding loopholes to avoid hanging, dire need to amend laws: Arvind Kejriwal
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya convicts finding loopholes to avoid hanging, dire need to amend laws: Arvind Kejriwal

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that he was saddened that convicts in the Nirbhaya case are finding loopholes in the law to avoid their death sentence. "We are in dire need to amend our laws, so that hanging takes place within 6 months in rape cases," Arvind Kejriwal further said in his tweet. 6 Arvind Kejriwal January …

Nirbhaya Case: Pawan Jallad arrives at Tihar before scheduled hanging of convicts
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: Pawan Jallad arrives at Tihar before scheduled hanging of convicts

India TV News  

Two days ahead of Nirbhaya's gangrape convicts' scheduled execution, Pawan Jallad, the hangman from Meerut Prison, reported to Tihar Jail on Thursday. Jail officials said that Pawan Jallad will be staying at Tihar Jail to check the strength of the rope and other things on Friday. The four convicts in the gruesome gangrape-and-murder case are scheduled to be hanged on …

Nirbhaya case: Bar Council issues notice to AP Singh for not appearing before court
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Bar Council issues notice to AP Singh for not appearing before court

India TV News  

Bar Council of Delhi on Saturday issued notice to AP Singh, counsel for three Nirbhaya convicts. Recently, Delhi High Court asked BCD to take action and also imposed Rs 25000 fine on Singh, who allegedly didnt appear before Court despite communication. Meanwhile, a Delhi court has issued fresh death warrants for all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and …

Nirbhaya: Fresh Death Warrant Issued To All Four Convicts- To Be Hanged On Feb-1
4 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya: Fresh Death Warrant Issued To All Four Convicts- To Be Hanged On Feb-1

Live Law  

Sessions Judge Satish Arora of Patiala House Courts, Delhi has issued a fresh death warrant for the execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case. The new date set for the execution is February 1, 6 in the morning.On January 7, the Court had issued warrant for execution on January 22. While moving an application for issuance for …

Tihar authorities shift convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape case to jail number 3 where hanging is scheduled to take place on 22 Jan
4 years, 11 months ago

Tihar authorities shift convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape case to jail number 3 where hanging is scheduled to take place on 22 Jan

Firstpost  

All the four death-row convicts in the 2012 gang rape and murder case were shifted on Thursday to Tihar prison complex’s jail number three where their hanging is set to take place, a jail official said. New Delhi: All the four death-row convicts in the 2012 gang rape and murder case were shifted on Thursday to Tihar prison complex’s jail …

Chronology of events in Nirbhaya case
5 years ago

Chronology of events in Nirbhaya case

The Hindu  

Following is the chronology of events in the Nirbhaya case — the sensational gang rape-and-murder of a 23-year-old girl on December 16, 2012 in Delhi — in which the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petitions filed by two of the four death row convicts. - Sep 10: Court convicts Mukesh, Vinay, Akshay, Pawan of 13 offences including gang …

Supreme Court dismisses curative petitions of two convicts in Nirbhaya rape case
5 years ago

Supreme Court dismisses curative petitions of two convicts in Nirbhaya rape case

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed curative petitions filed by two Delhi 2012 gangrape and murder case convicts — Vinay and Mukesh — in a chamber hearing. Nirbhaya's mother says 'big day for me' Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi after Supreme Court dismissed the curative petitions of the two convicts, said that this is a big day for her. Tihar Jail …

Nirbhaya case: Tihar to write to UP prisons seeking services of two hangmen
5 years ago

Nirbhaya case: Tihar to write to UP prisons seeking services of two hangmen

India TV News  

Tihar Jail will seek the services of two hangmen from Uttar Pradesh prison to execute the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, the jail authorities said on Wednesday. "We will most likely write to the prison authority of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and seek services of two hangmen depending on the availability," a senior Tihar Jail official said. …

Nirbhaya case: All convicts to be executed in Tihar Jail's cell 3 on January 22
5 years ago

Nirbhaya case: All convicts to be executed in Tihar Jail's cell 3 on January 22

India TV News  

All the convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar Jail's cell 3. On Tuesday, a Delhi Court issued death warrants against all four death row convicts in the case. Meanwhile, the Tihar Jail authorities will write to the Uttar Pradesh Prison Department seeking the service of a hangman. …

Execution of convicts will be 'real tribute' to her, says officer who headed Nirbhaya case SIT
5 years ago

Execution of convicts will be 'real tribute' to her, says officer who headed Nirbhaya case SIT

India TV News  

The execution of the Nirbhaya case convicts will be a "real tribute" to her, Deputy Commissioner of Police Pramod Singh Kushwaha, who headed the SIT which probed the 2012 case, said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, a Delhi court issued death warrants against all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case and ordered that they be hanged on …

Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case: Debate on death penalty continues
5 years ago

Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case: Debate on death penalty continues

India TV News  

A Delhi court Tuesday ordered hanging of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case triggering debate whether death sentence deters heinous crimes. After the trial court's Tuesday order issuing death warrants of the convicts, Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi, said, "the hanging of convicts will restore the faith of women in law". Meanwhile, the lawyers said the …

Death countdown begins for Nirbhaya rapists: Meerut hangman to hang convicts in Tihar on January 22
5 years ago

Death countdown begins for Nirbhaya rapists: Meerut hangman to hang convicts in Tihar on January 22

India TV News  

Meerut hangman Pawan Jallad will carry out the execution of convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case on January 22 in Tihar jail. Tihar jail officials will soon write to Uttar Pradesh Prisons to seek service of the hangman, informing them about the date and time of execution of all the four convicts. Pawan Jallad's grandfather Kallu had …

All 4 Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on January 22
5 years ago

All 4 Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on January 22

The Hindu  

All the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case will be hanged on January 22 at 7 a.m. inside the Tihar jail. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora issued the death warrants for convicts Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh and Pawan Gupta on a plea by the victim’s parents to expedite their execution. Hours …

Tihar prepares four new gallows to hang Nirbhaya rape convicts soon
5 years ago

Tihar prepares four new gallows to hang Nirbhaya rape convicts soon

India TV News  

The hanging of all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case may take place soon as Delhi's Tihar jail is readying four new gallows frame while the jail authorities prepare for the hanging of all the convicts. Earlier on December 18, Tihar Jail administration issued a notice to the convicts of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case to file …

Nirbhaya rape-murder convict's review plea in Supreme Court today, CJI-led bench to hear at 2 pm
5 years ago

Nirbhaya rape-murder convict's review plea in Supreme Court today, CJI-led bench to hear at 2 pm

India Today  

The Supreme Court will hear a review petition filed by one of the four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case at 2 pm Tuesday. Last year, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, and Mukesh Singh filed a review petition in the Supreme Court asking it to reconsider its 2017 order that had upheld their convictions. On Tuesday afternoon, …

Pawan Jallad, hangman from Meerut prison, 'ready' to hang Nirbhaya's rapists
5 years, 1 month ago

Pawan Jallad, hangman from Meerut prison, 'ready' to hang Nirbhaya's rapists

India TV News  

Pawan Jallad, a hangman at the Meerut prison, said that he is ready to carry out the execution in the Tihar jail of the men convicted of raping and murdering Nirbhaya in 2012. The Uttar Pradesh's Additional Director General Anand Kumar said that Delhi's Tihar Jail has sent out a request for hangmen. "The Tihar Jail had asked Uttar Pradesh …

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