President rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Akshay
India | February 05, 2020 20:21 ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a mercy plea filed by Akshay, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a mercy plea filed by Akshay, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday rejected the mercy plea filed by Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
Vinay Sharma, one of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict has filed a mercy petition before President of India on Wednesday for the commutation of his capital punishment to a life sentence.
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The Home Ministry on Wednesday received the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case with a recommendation of the Delhi government to reject it. The file rejecting the mercy pela was sent by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to the home ministry.
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