All four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case have been declared dead by doctors. The four convicts -- Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) --- were hanged at 5.30 am on Friday.
Nirbhaya convicts' hanging Live Updates: All four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape case were hanged to death as the clock struck 5.30 am on Friday. The whole nation rose to celebrate justice for Nirbhaya as her rapists have finally been executed after an 8-year-long wait. Here are the Live Updates on the hanging of Nirbhaya convicts.
Hangman Pawan Jallad reached Tihar jail on Tuesday, three days ahead of the scheduled hanging of convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. Jallad will conduct a dummy execution on Wednesday.
Convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case will not be hanged tomorrow. A Delhi court on Monday stayed the execution of the four convicts and deferred the matter till further orders. The convicts -- Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta -- were scheduled to be hanged on March 3.
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a mercy plea filed by Akshay, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
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.
Breaking News: A Delhi court on Friday stayed the February 1 execution of convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. According to the order, the execution cannot take place till the next court order.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the juvenility plea of Pawan, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. Pawan had approached the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict which dismissed his plea claiming to be a juvenile at the time of commission of the offence.
Akshay Singh, one of the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Death row convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya murder and gang rape case Mukesh Kumar Singh on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on his plea against dismissal of his mercy petition by the President.
Convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case are not just delaying the execution process but also costing the authorities a fortune. A sum of Rs 50,000 is being spent every day on the four convicts.
The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for fixing a seven-day deadline for executing death penalty of convicted prisoners. The plea of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) assumes significance in view of the death row convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case of 2012 filing review, curative and mercy petitions, which has delayed their hanging.
Nirbhaya's rapists would not be hanged on January 22 as mercy petitions continue to delay the process.
Convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case are nearing their end. During their stay at Tihar jail, the convicts appeared for exams and also did chores, earning prison wages up to Rs 1,37,000. According to Tihar jail sources, convicts Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, and Vinay Sharma did labour work.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to set aside a trial court order issuing death warrant for convict Mukesh in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case. The court asked convict Mukesh's counsel to approach the trial court and apprise it about the pending mercy plea.
Mukesh, one of the rape convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, has submitted a mercy petition to Tihar jail authorities. The convict moving towards the last resort comes as the Supreme Court refused to stay his execution on Tuesday while dismissing a curative petition against his conviction and capital punishment.
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. The 5-member SC bench was headed by Justice NV Ramana.
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.
All convicts in the ghastly Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case will be hanged to death at 7 am on January 22 in Tihar jail. Here is a timeline of the case.
A Delhi court on Tuesday ordered death warrent for all four Nirbhaya rapists bring an end to a long dawn judicial process. Special additional judge S. Arora fixed January 22 as the date of hanging. Tihar jail authorities have alredy prepared four new gallows to hand the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case.
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