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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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  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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  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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  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: No legal remedies pending for convicts, confirms Tihar jail

  India | March 19, 2020 14:01 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mother's last wish for her son - 'puri, sabzi, kachori'

  India | March 19, 2020 13:40 IST

  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. 

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  Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court dismisses curative petition filed by convict Pawan Gupta

  India | March 19, 2020 12:30 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Days ahead of hanging, convict Mukesh claims he was not in Delhi on day of crime

  India | March 17, 2020 11:58 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Delhi govt recommends rejecting mercy plea of convict Pawan Gupta

  India | March 03, 2020 6:23 IST

  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.

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  Delhi High Court to hear Tihar Jail's urgent plea challenging stay on Nirbhaya convicts hanging

  India | February 01, 2020 16:27 IST

  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.

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  Day before hanging, Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Gupta challenges rejection of Juvenile plea in SC

  India | January 31, 2020 12:07 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Hearing against dismissal of convict Mukesh Singh's mercy plea today

  India | January 28, 2020 9:00 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Tihar conducts mock execution of four convicts, again

  India | January 28, 2020 8:32 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case convict Vinay Sharma draws paintings, pens diary in Tihar; labels it 'Darinda'

  India | January 27, 2020 13:49 IST

  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.

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  Hangman Pawan Jallad to reach Tihar jail on January 30

  India | January 22, 2020 12:59 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Delhi LG recommends rejection of convict Mukesh's mercy plea, sends to Home Ministry

  India | January 16, 2020 12:27 IST

  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.

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  God would be ashamed of creating such monster: Nirbhaya's mother after SC verdict on Akshay Singh

  India | December 18, 2019 16:45 IST

  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.

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  Supreme Court upholds death penalty of Nirbhaya rape convict Akshay Kumar Singh

  India | December 18, 2019 16:07 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Why execution of four convicts is a challenge for Tihar jail

  India | December 13, 2019 14:30 IST

  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.

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  After Delhi govt, Home Ministry rejects Nirbhaya gang-rape convict's mercy plea

  India | December 06, 2019 14:57 IST

  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.