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.
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.
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.
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.
Nirbhaya case: Four convicts -- Vinay, Mukesh, Akshay, and Pawan are scheduled to be hanged by the noose on March 20 at 5:30 a.m. for brutally raping and murdering a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on December 16, 2012.
While the widowed mother of brothers Ram Singh and Mukesh Singh has left the locality and gone back to her family in Rajasthan, the families of Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta still live in the slum colony. The four Nirbhaya case convicts are slated to be hanged on Thursday, at 5:30 am.
Nirbhaya case: The four convicts in the 2012 case -- Mukesh Singh, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pawan Gupta, and Vinay Sharma -- were earlier scheduled to be hanged in January. The date was later postponed to February and then to March, this year.
Nirbhaya case: Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court had refused to entertain Mukesh's plea seeking restoration of legal remedies alleging that his earlier counsel misled and forced him to sign the papers.
A Delhi court on Monday deferred till further order the hanging of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Hanging of the four convicts was scheduled for Tuesday at 6 AM.
Delhi High Court will hear Tihar Jail authority's plea today on the hanging of Nirbhaya gangrape case convicts. The jail authority has approached Delhi High Court challenging the trial court's order which had stayed the execution of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.
Pawan Gupta, a convict in the case, has filed a review petition before the Supreme Court challenging top court's earlier order of dismissal of his Juvenile plea.
Nirbhaya case: Mukesh had moved the mercy plea after the Supreme Court dismissed his curative petition against his conviction and death sentence. The apex court had also rejected the curative petition of another death row convict Akshay (31). The other two convicts, Pawan (25) and Vinay, are yet to file curative petitions before the Supreme Court.
Nirbhaya case: Tihar jail authorities have yet again performed the dummy execution in order to test the equipment which will be used to hang the convicts, jail officials said.
Nirbhaya case convict Vinay Sharma has also written a letter for his friends, in which he has advised his mates to behave well. In a letter addressed to Raju, Kamal, Rohit Singh and Dinesh, Vinay Sharma has said he remembers all his friends and loves them. Vinay has also penned some poems (shayari) in the letter.
As Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case convicts are likely to be hanged on February 1, hangman Pawan Jallad, who is expected to carry out hanging of the four convicts, is likely to reach Tihar jail on January 30, sources say.
The Delhi government on Thursday rejected the mercy plea of one of the convicts Mukesh in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. The mercy plea was then forwarded to Lieutenant Governor, who has now sent it to Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Nirbhaya, a medical intern was brutally gangraped in a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. She was thrown out from the bus by the six accused and later died during treatment at the hospital. On Supreme Court's verdict, Nirbhaya's mother has said she is very happy.
A medical intern was brutally gangraped in a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. She was thrown out from the bus by the six accused and later died during treatment at the hospital. Akshay Singh is one of six accused in the case.
Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case gathered the nation's attention in 2012 and the furore is still alive. The four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case are nearing execution. Reports also say execution ropes have been prepared to hang the convicts of the Nirbhaya gangrape case. However, collective hanging of the four convicts has posed some challenges before the Tihar jail authorities.
The Union Home Ministry on Friday rejected the mercy plea of horrific 2012 Delhi gangrape convict. The Union Home Ministry sent to President Ram Nath Kovind the recommendation of the Delhi government rejecting the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case.
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