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  #RespectWomen: Recalling Abhijit Mukherjee's 'dented and painted' remarks on women in 2012

  India | April 04, 2024 15:04 IST

  Abhijit Mukherjee, a then-Congress MP, described women protesting against the heinous Nirbhaya gangrape case in 2012 as "dented and painting". His own sister Sharmishtha expressed "shock and anguish" over his remarks, after which he apologised.

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  Fast-track special courts for tackling sexual offence cases get three-year extension

  India | November 29, 2023 19:59 IST

  As on September 30, 848 such fast track courts were functional for heinous crimes, crimes against women, and children. To fast-track criminal cases involving elected MPs and MLAs, 10 special courts are functional in nine states and Union territories.

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  Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Sara Ali Khan hail Mumbai Police's initiative 'Nirbhaya Squad'

  Celebrities | January 26, 2022 16:38 IST

  Nirbhaya Squad members have been tasked with maintaining a strict vigil in crowded areas like bus stands, railway stations and malls to ensure safety and security of women. Citizens can dial '103' and report cases of eve-teasing, molestation and other such offences.

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  8 years of Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case: Will not sit in silence, says mother Asha Devi

  India | December 16, 2020 13:21 IST

  Eight years ago on December 16, 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, later known as Nirbhaya (the fearless one), was gangraped by six men on a moving bus. Her male friend was also assaulted following which both of them were thrown on the road. Thirteen days later, Nirbhaya succumbed to her injuries.

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  This is how Nirbhaya case convicts met their end

  Special Report | March 21, 2020 0:03 IST

  Convicts of Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case were hung on March 20. But the last hours were spent in suspense. Watch the video to know more.

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  Here's how Delhi police identified vehicle in which 'Nirbhaya' was gangraped

  India | March 20, 2020 12:52 IST

  Nirbhaya case: The police had identified one Dinesh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh's Noida, as the owner of the bus, who confirmed that he owned a bus that had red seat covers, yellow curtains and Yadav written on its side.

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  My daughter rests in peace now: Nirbhaya's mother speaks EXCLUSIVELY to India TV

  India | March 20, 2020 11:37 IST

  Nirbhaya case: The executions of the four convicts were carried out after the men exhausted every possible legal avenue to escape the gallows. Their desperate attempts only postponed the inevitable by less than two months after the first date of execution was set for January 22.  

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  Nirbhaya case: AP Singh's mindset is not acceptable, says Seema Kushwaha

  News | March 20, 2020 10:14 IST

  Nirbhaya's lawyer Seema Kushwaha hit out at convicts' lawyer, AP Singh and said that his mindset is not acceptable for this profession.

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  Nirbhaya case convicts refused breakfast, misbehaved with police personnel before hanging

  India | March 20, 2020 8:34 IST

  Nirbhaya's parents did a countdown as the time of the execution of the four convicts neared. This is the first time that four men have been hanged together in Tihar Jail. The executions were carried out after the convicts exhausted every possible legal avenue to escape the gallows. 

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  'Happy' to execute Nirbhaya convicts: Hangman Pawan Jallad

  India | March 20, 2020 8:18 IST

  The four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case were hanged to death at Delhi's Tihar Jail in the wee hours of Friday. Following the execution, hangman Pawan Jallad left for Uttar Pradesh's Meerut amid tight security arrangements.

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  Justice has been served: Bollywood celebs on Nirbhaya gang rape convicts hanged after 7 years

  Bollywood | March 20, 2020 10:29 IST

  Riteish Deshmukh was one of the first Bollywood celebrities who took to Twitter and react on the hanging of Nirbhaya rape convicts.

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  We wish we could see this execution: Nirbahaya's father

  News | March 20, 2020 8:25 IST

  It was December 16, 2012, when a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, later known as Nirbhaya, was gang-raped by six men on a moving bus. Her male friend was also assaulted following which both of them were thrown on the road. Thirteen days later, Nirbhaya succumbed to her injuries. Soon, gruesome details began to emerge. It was found that the attackers inserted rod inside her private parts and ripped her intestines apart. The brutality of the crime sent shockwaves across the nation, leading to widespread protests and a drastic change in the country's rape laws.

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  'Nirbhaya Zindabad': Crowd throngs Tihar as convicts get hanged to death

  India | March 20, 2020 6:02 IST

  A crowd gathered outside Delhi's Tihar Jail to pay their tribute to Nirbhaya as her rapists finally got hanged to death after 8 years of wait. The four convicts -- Akshay, Vinay, Mukesh and Pawan -- were executed at 5.30 am on Friday.

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  Justice delayed, but not denied: Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi thanks judiciary post convicts' hanging

  India | March 20, 2020 6:10 IST

  Nirbhaya finally got justice today as the four convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case were hanged till death at the Tihar jail. Reacting to the execution of the convicts, Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi thanked the judiciary and said she hugged the picture of her daughter as soon as the Supreme Court rejected the petitions filed by the rapists.

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  NIRBHAYA GETS JUSTICE: ALL FOUR CONVICTS HANGED TILL DEATH

  India | March 20, 2020 8:08 IST

  HANGED! Nirbhaya's rapists have finally been executed. The four men -- Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, and Akshay Kumar Singh were hanged at 5.30 am on Friday.

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  Nirbhaya case: How lawyer AP Singh made last-minute run to save convicts from hanging

  India | March 20, 2020 4:57 IST

  Lawyer AP Singh resorted to all sorts of tactics even on the last day, and in fact the last minute as he knocked the doors of the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court for late-night hearing. 

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  From bus to gallows: A timeline of events in Nirbhaya case

  India | March 20, 2020 6:08 IST

  ​The brutal gang-rape and murder of a physiotherapy student in December 2012, which shook the conscience of the nation before gathering dust for several years, is going to come to an end in few hours with the hanging of the four convicts in the case.

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  Nirbhaya case: In a first, four convicts hanged together in India

  India | March 20, 2020 5:46 IST

  This will be for the first time when four convicts will be hanged together in India. The four men -- Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, and Akshay Kumar Singh -- are set to be hanged at 5.30 am in Delhi's Tihar jail on Friday.

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  'I want justice too, Kill me too': Nirbhaya death-row convict Akshay's wife before fainting outside

  India | March 19, 2020 14:39 IST

  "I want justice too. Kill me too. I don't want to live. My husband is innocent. Why is the society after us?", she cried hysterically outside the court. "We were living with the hope that we will get justice but we are being killed everyday for the past seven years," she said.

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  Nirbhaya case: Court to pronounce order on convicts' plea seeking stay on execution

  India | March 19, 2020 14:17 IST

  Nirbhaya case: During the hearing, public prosecutor Irfan Ahmad told the court that Pawan Gupta's curative has been rejected by the Supreme Court adding that the second mercy petition of Pawan and Akshay Singh Thakur has not been entertained by the President of India.