2012 Delhi gangrape case: Vinay Sharma, one of four convicts, files curative plea in Supreme Court days before execution
5 years ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Vinay Sharma, one of four convicts, files curative plea in Supreme Court days before execution

Firstpost  

In December 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern was brutally raped and attacked in a moving bus in South Delhi by six men. The victim had boarded the nearly vacant bus in Munirka in South Delhi along with her male friend on her way back home on 16 December that year. One of the four convicts, Vinay Sharma, in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case has filed a curative petition, the last legal option against death warrant, before the Supreme Court on Thursday. 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case: One of the convicts, Vinay Kumar Sharma has filed a curative petition before the Supreme Court.

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Delhi 2012 gang-rape: A decaying witness to a crime that left India shocked
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi 2012 gang-rape: A decaying witness to a crime that left India shocked

Hindustan Times  

An unassuming, bare tract stands along the railway tracks that cut through southwest Delhi. “People assume the scene of the crime was the place where the woman’s body was dumped, but the real scene of the crime was the moving bus,” Indian Police Service officer Chhaya Sharma has said. The bus, said local residents, used to only interest “drug addicts”, …

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India has granted the central government four weeks to decide on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict involved in the 1995 assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The court’s decision, issued on November 23, 2024, came after Rajoana’s legal team and advocates argued that his execution had been repeatedly delayed and that …

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was sensitivity involved in the matter related to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his …

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan requested the President to consider the plea …

11 years of Nirbhaya case: Cop narrates how Delhi Police nabbed rapists
1 year ago

11 years of Nirbhaya case: Cop narrates how Delhi Police nabbed rapists

Hindustan Times  

The Nirbhaya rape case left the entire country shocked at the horrific nature of the crime. People protest against the impending release of juvenile accused in Nirbhaya case, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on November 21, 2015. 11 years after the horrific crime, IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who was in charge of the case, recalled how the Delhi Police ended …

Trial against 7 accused in Kanjhawala case in Delhi to begin
1 year, 3 months ago

Trial against 7 accused in Kanjhawala case in Delhi to begin

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s Rohini Court will begin the trial against seven people accused in the gruesome Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case from September 21, as per a previous order by the court on August 23. READ | Accused could save Kanjhawala victim, but chose to drive on, say Delhi Police The Union ministry of home affairs on January 12 directed the Delhi Police to …

Tihar murder: 6 accused to be in Delhi Police custody till May 15
1 year, 7 months ago

Tihar murder: 6 accused to be in Delhi Police custody till May 15

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The matter pertains to gangster Tillu Tajpuria’s brutal premeditated killing in the high-security Tihar Jail on May 2 by members of a rival gang. A Delhi court on Friday extended till May 15 the police custody of six people accused of killing jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuria. Delhi Police had sought three days’ extension of custody of the six …

Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, accused in Delhi Court firing, killed by rival gang in Tihar jail I DETAILS
1 year, 8 months ago

Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, accused in Delhi Court firing, killed by rival gang in Tihar jail I DETAILS

India TV News  

Tihar Jail: A major gang war in Tihar jail claimed the life of Tillu Tajpuriya who was accused in Delhi's Rohini court shootout. Big negligence reported in Tihar Jail Tillu Tajpuria died at the DDU hospital at around 7 am today. Akshat Kaushal, Additional DCP West District, Delhi Police further informed, today morning at around 7 am, information was received …

Chhawla Rape-Murder Case : Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal Of Death Row Convicts; Dismisses Review Petitions
1 year, 9 months ago

Chhawla Rape-Murder Case : Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal Of Death Row Convicts; Dismisses Review Petitions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions against the acquittal of the three persons who were sentenced to death for the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela Trivedi dismissed the review petitions filed by the Delhi Police …

Delhi: Man acquitted by SC in the Chhawla gang rape case arrested for killing auto-rickshaw driver
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi: Man acquitted by SC in the Chhawla gang rape case arrested for killing auto-rickshaw driver

Op India  

On February 4, Delhi Police said in a statement that they have arrested a man identified as 35-year-old Vinod for involvement in the murder of an auto-rickshaw driver. The direction in which Vinod went was not covered by any CCTV camera, so his further movement could not be traced.” Deputy Commissioner of Police Dwarka, M Harshawardhan, told news agency ANI …

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of Aftab Poonawala by 14 days
2 years, 1 month ago

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of Aftab Poonawala by 14 days

India Today  

The Saket court in Delhi on Friday, December 9, extended the judicial custody of Shraddha Walkar murder case accused Aftab Poonawala by 14 days. Aftab is currently lodged in Tihar jail after being charged with murdering his partner Shraddha Walker on May 18. On behalf of the investigating officer of Mehrauli police station, it was told in court that the …

2012 rape-murder: 'Evidence ignored...' - SC's acquittal of convicts challenged
2 years, 1 month ago

2012 rape-murder: 'Evidence ignored...' - SC's acquittal of convicts challenged

Hindustan Times  

Nearly a month after the Supreme Court acquitted three men convicted by lower court in the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, the family has now sought review of the order. Last month, a three-judge bench headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit said, “Having regard to the totality of circumstances and the evidence on record, …

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused
2 years, 1 month ago

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Supreme Court had ordered release of three men - sentenced to death - in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape-murder case, the Delhi government is set to challenge the order. Earlier this month, a three-judge Supreme Court bench - headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit - had announced the acquittal of the accused. The …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre files review petition in SC against release of all convicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre files review petition in SC against release of all convicts

Firstpost  

On 11 November, the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after the Tamil Nadu government recommended their remission in 2016 New Delhi: Centre on Thursday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the 11 November order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. On …

Chhawla gang-rape: Women’s body orders protection for family of victim after men on death row walk free
2 years, 1 month ago

Chhawla gang-rape: Women’s body orders protection for family of victim after men on death row walk free

The Independent  

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Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday that he spoke to Union law minister Kiren Rijiju and assured justice for a 19-year-old rape victim who hailed from the state, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted three men sentenced to death for her 2012 gang rape and murder. “I have spoken to advocate Charu Khanna, who is handling …

2012 Chhawla rape case: SC acquits 3 men who were sentenced death penalty by Delhi court
2 years, 2 months ago

2012 Chhawla rape case: SC acquits 3 men who were sentenced death penalty by Delhi court

India TV News  

2012 Chhawla rape case: The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three men sentenced to death for the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawla area in 2012. In 2014, a trial court awarded the death penalty to the three accused, terming the case “rarest-of-rare”. When she didn't return home, her parents lodged a missing person report, the …

Supreme Court Sets April 30 Deadline For Centre To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Sets April 30 Deadline For Centre To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take a call by April 30 with respect to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh, who has been in jail for over 26 years for the assassination of killing former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha warned that if …

Shakti Mills gang-rape case 2013 Bombay High court sets aside death sentence sends life imprisonment
3 years, 1 month ago

Shakti Mills gang-rape case 2013 Bombay High court sets aside death sentence sends life imprisonment

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Bombay High Court gave its final verdict in the 2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case. The Bombay High Court was hearing a petition by the state government for the approval of the death penalty of the three convicts in the case. On 4 April 2014, the Mumbai Sessions Court had sentenced the three convicts Vijay Jadhav, Kasim Bengali, …

'Justice finally granted': 2012 Delhi gangrape victim's parents hail hanging of four convicts, say historic day for all women
4 years, 9 months ago

'Justice finally granted': 2012 Delhi gangrape victim's parents hail hanging of four convicts, say historic day for all women

Firstpost  

The victim’s father, Badrinath Singh hailed the hanging saying that their daughter had finally got the justice, seven years after she was brutalised in a moving bus in Delhi. After the hanging of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case on Friday, the victim’s mother Asha Devi dedicated the day to the daughters of …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Seven years later, all four death row convicts executed for crime that shook nation
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Seven years later, all four death row convicts executed for crime that shook nation

Firstpost  

The hanging was carried out as per schedule in Delhi’s Tihar jail after a three-judge Supreme Court bench rejected the final plea by the convicts’ lawyer AP Singh to stay their execution in a late-night hearing. All four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder of a young physiotherapy student were hanged in the National Capital’s high-security …

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 …

India hangs four men over 2012 Delhi bus gang rape and murder
4 years, 9 months ago

India hangs four men over 2012 Delhi bus gang rape and murder

Al Jazeera  

The four men, sentenced to death in 2013, have been executed at Tihar jail after their clemency pleas were rejected. India has executed four men for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion. The four were hanged before dawn on Friday at Tihar jail in …

Nirbhaya case: From December 16, 2012 to March 20, 2020 | A timeline
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya case: From December 16, 2012 to March 20, 2020 | A timeline

India Today  

The death sentences handed out to four men, namely Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, and Pawan Gupta were executed at 5:30 am on Friday morning at Delhi's Tihar jail. All of these four men, along with two others, were convicted for the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus on the night of December 16, …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Supreme Court refuses to entertain Mukesh Singh's plea claiming he wasn't in Delhi at time of crime
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Supreme Court refuses to entertain Mukesh Singh's plea claiming he wasn't in Delhi at time of crime

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court refused to entertain the plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, challenging the Delhi High Court order which rejected his claim that he was not in the city at the time of crime New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday refused to entertain the plea of Mukesh …

2012 Delhi gangrape: SC rejects convict Pawan Gupta's curative plea; convict had argued court wrongly discarded juvenility claim
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape: SC rejects convict Pawan Gupta's curative plea; convict had argued court wrongly discarded juvenility claim

Firstpost  

A six-judge bench headed by Justice NV Ramana dismissed the plea, saying ’no case is made out' New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the curative petition filed by Pawan Gupta, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, against the dismissal of his juvenility claim. A six-judge bench headed by Justice NV …

Nirbhaya's rapists to hang after seven years as Delhi HC dismisses late-night plea
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya's rapists to hang after seven years as Delhi HC dismisses late-night plea

India Today  

After seven years and three months, the four men accused of gangraping and murdering a physiotherapy intern will finally hang, the Delhi High Court ordered in a late-night hearing. DELHI HC DISMISSES PLEA, RAPS CONVICTS Hours before the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, the Delhi High Court dismissed their plea challenging the death warrant on Thursday …

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Issues Notice In Fresh Plea By Convicts For Stay On Execution
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Issues Notice In Fresh Plea By Convicts For Stay On Execution

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea for stay on the execution of four convicts of the Nirbhaya rape case.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana will take up the matter tomorrow at 12 pm. The plea moved through Advocate AP Singh has sought stay on execution, which is scheduled to be carried out on March 20, on the …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Delhi HC reserves order on convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Delhi HC reserves order on convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a petition filed by one of the four 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts — Mukesh Singh — challenging the trial court’s order on his plea claiming innocence. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a petition filed by one of the four 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts …

2012 Delhi gangrape: Convict Mukesh Singh seeks quashing of death penalty, claims he wasn't in Delhi on day of crime; court dismisses plea
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape: Convict Mukesh Singh seeks quashing of death penalty, claims he wasn't in Delhi on day of crime; court dismisses plea

Firstpost  

A Delhi court dismissed a petition filed by one of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder convicts — Mukesh Singh — seeking quashing of death penalty claiming that he was not in Delhi when the crime was committed New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by one of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder convicts — …

2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case: Court reserves order on convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case: Court reserves order on convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty

Firstpost  

The plea claimed that Mukesh Singh was arrested from Rajasthan and brought to Delhi on 17 December, 2012, and he was not present in the city on 16 December, when the crime took place New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved its order on plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi …

Nirbhaya case: Court reserves order on convict Mukesh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty
4 years, 9 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Court reserves order on convict Mukesh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty

India TV News  

A Delhi court is set to pronounce its order on a petition filed by one of Nirbhaya case convicts - Mukesh Singh, seeking quashing of the death penalty. Mukesh Singh -- one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case on Tuesday moved a court to seek quashing of his death penalty on grounds that …

2012 Delhi gangrape and murder: Three convicts approach International Court of Justice seeking stay on execution of death sentence
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape and murder: Three convicts approach International Court of Justice seeking stay on execution of death sentence

Firstpost  

The four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case — Vinay, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh — are scheduled to be hanged at 5:30 am on 20 March. New Delhi: Three of the four death row convicts in the December 2012 Delhi gangrape case approached the International Court of Justice, seeking a stay on the execution of their …

2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case: SC rejects plea of convict Mukesh Singh seeking restoration of legal remedies
4 years, 9 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case: SC rejects plea of convict Mukesh Singh seeking restoration of legal remedies

Firstpost  

The convict had sought quashing of all orders passed by courts and the rejection of his mercy petition by the President since the day his curative petition was dismissed by the apex court on the ground that the earlier lawyer Vrinda Grover had misled him New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of Mukesh Singh, one of …

Delhi gangrape case: Mukesh Singh files fresh curative petition in SC
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi gangrape case: Mukesh Singh files fresh curative petition in SC

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: One of the death row convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, Mukesh Singh, on Friday moved the Supreme Court with a fresh curative petition challenging his execution order He alleged that the sessions court-appointed amicus curie Vrinda Grover had forced him to sign the previous curative petition which was later dismissed. The petition, filed by advocate …

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 …

2012 Delhi gang rape case: Tihar jail authorities move court seeking fresh date for hanging; matter to be heard at 2 pm
4 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gang rape case: Tihar jail authorities move court seeking fresh date for hanging; matter to be heard at 2 pm

Firstpost  

Tihar Jail authorities on Wednesday moved a city court seeking a fresh date for the execution of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case. Shortly after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupt a, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, Tihar Jail authorities on Wednesday …

Delhi govt moves court seeking fresh date for execution of 4 Nirbhaya case convicts
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi govt moves court seeking fresh date for execution of 4 Nirbhaya case convicts

India TV News  

The Delhi government on Wednesday moved a city court seeking fresh date for the execution of four Nirbhaya case convicts. President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, a Home Ministry official said earlier in the day. The trial …

President rejects 2012 Delhi gangrape convict Pawan Gupta’s mercy petition; all legal remedies available to perpetrators exhausted
4 years, 10 months ago

President rejects 2012 Delhi gangrape convict Pawan Gupta’s mercy petition; all legal remedies available to perpetrators exhausted

Firstpost  

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Delhi gang rape and …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Convicts won't be hanged tomorrow, rules court; Pawan Gupta filed mercy petition with president
4 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Convicts won't be hanged tomorrow, rules court; Pawan Gupta filed mercy petition with president

Firstpost  

The four convicts —Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh — were scheduled to be hanged at 6 am tomorrow at Delhi’s Tihar Jail. A Delhi court on Monday stayed the execution of the four convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case until further orders in view of the mercy petition filed by Pawan Gupta before …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Delhi court reserves order on convict Pawan Gupta's petition seeking stay on execution
4 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Delhi court reserves order on convict Pawan Gupta's petition seeking stay on execution

Firstpost  

The four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case —Vinay Sharma, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh — are scheduled to be hanged at 6 am on 3 March New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on a petition filed by Pawan Gupta, a death row convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and …

Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court dismisses curative plea of convict Pawan Gupta
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court dismisses curative plea of convict Pawan Gupta

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the curative petition filed by Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. A five-judge bench headed by Justice NV Ramana, which considered the curative plea in-chamber, also rejected Pawan's application seeking stay on the execution of death sentence which is scheduled for Tuesday. The …

Nirbhaya case: Convicts move court seeking stay on execution, Tihar asked to respond by Monday
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya case: Convicts move court seeking stay on execution, Tihar asked to respond by Monday

India TV News  

Two of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case on Saturday moved a Delhi court seeking stay on the execution of the death warrants, scheduled for March 3. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana issued notice to Tihar Jail authorities on the pleas moved of Akshay Singh and Pawan Kumar Gupta, directing the officials to …

2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case: Pawan Kumar Gupta files curative plea in SC seeking commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment
4 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case: Pawan Kumar Gupta files curative plea in SC seeking commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment

Firstpost  

New Delhi: One of the four death row convicts, Pawan Kumar Gupta, in the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case moved a curative plea in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking commutation of his death penalty to life imprisonment. Reuters Gupta, against whom the death warrant has been issued for execution along with three other condemned prisoners on 3 …

Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta files curative petition asking commutation of death sentence
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta files curative petition asking commutation of death sentence

India TV News  

Nirbhaya Case: Fourth convict in Nirbhaya gangrape case Pawan Gupta has filed a curative petition before Supreme Court of India. The four convicts -- Mukesh Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar -- in the Nirbhaya case are yet to exhaust all legal remedies. Earlier, the top court dismissed separate pleas filed by Mukesh and Vinay against …

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 …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Convict Vinay Sharma's claim of mental illness 'bundle of distorted facts', Tihar authorities tell Delhi court
4 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Convict Vinay Sharma's claim of mental illness 'bundle of distorted facts', Tihar authorities tell Delhi court

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Tihar jail authorities Saturday termed as a “bundle of distorted facts” the claim by one of the four death row convicts in the Jyoti Singh gang rape and murder that he is suffering from mental illness. The authorities told Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana that CCTV footage established that the convict, Vinay Kumar Sharma, had inflicted “superficial” injuries …

Nirbhaya case convict now moves EC against Delhi govt
4 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya case convict now moves EC against Delhi govt

India TV News  

One of the four convicts on death row in the Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case on Thursday moved the Election Commission of India to challenge the rejection of his mercy petition. Vinay Sharma, through his advocate AP Singh, told the poll body that the Model Code of Conduct was in place in Delhi when his plea for grant of mercy was …

2012 Delhi gangrape: Vinay Sharma, one of four death row convicts, bangs head against wall in Tihar jail, sustains injury
4 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape: Vinay Sharma, one of four death row convicts, bangs head against wall in Tihar jail, sustains injury

Firstpost  

A Delhi court on Monday ordered that the four convicts – Mukesh Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case be hanged on at 6 am on 3 March. New Delhi: One of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, injured himself by …

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 …

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