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  Nirbhaya case: All four convicts declared dead by doctors

  India | March 20, 2020 6:52 IST

  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.  

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  Nirbhaya case showed loopholes in legal system, says NCW chief Rekha Sharma | LIVE

  India | March 20, 2020 8:39 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Pawan Jallad reaches Tihar jail, will conduct dummy execution on Wednesday

  India | March 17, 2020 23:50 IST

  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.

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  No hanging for Nirbhaya convicts on March 3

  India | March 02, 2020 23:36 IST

  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.

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  President rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Akshay

  India | February 05, 2020 20:21 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a mercy plea filed by Akshay, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.

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  Nirbhaya case: Centre, Delhi govt move SC challenging Delhi HC verdict on hanging of convicts

  India | February 05, 2020 16:54 IST

  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.

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  Court stays execution of Nirbhaya convicts; Asha Devi breaks down

  India | January 31, 2020 19:19 IST

  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.

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  Supreme Court dismisses Nirbhaya convict Pawan's juvenility plea

  India | January 31, 2020 16:50 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya death row convict Akshay files curative petition in Supreme Court

  India | January 28, 2020 22:58 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: Convict Mukesh Kumar seeks urgent hearing in SC against rejection of mercy plea

  India | January 27, 2020 11:18 IST

  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.

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  Rs 50,000 being spent per day in security of Nirbhaya convicts after death warrant

  India | January 23, 2020 17:24 IST

  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.  

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  Nirbhaya rape: Centre moves SC seeking 7-day deadline for hanging death row convicts

  India | January 22, 2020 18:43 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya's rapists not to be hanged on January 22. Here's why

  India | January 16, 2020 16:22 IST

  Nirbhaya's rapists would not be hanged on January 22 as mercy petitions continue to delay the process.

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  Nirbhaya convicts earned ₹ 1.37 lakh in Tihar, appeared in Class 10 exams but failed

  India | January 15, 2020 16:35 IST

  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.

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  No relief for convict Mukesh, Delhi HC refuses to set aside death warrant in Nirbhaya rape case

  India | January 15, 2020 15:34 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya rape convict Mukesh files mercy petition

  India | January 14, 2020 19:02 IST

  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.

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  Supreme Court dismisses curative petitions of two convicts in Nirbhaya rape case

  India | January 14, 2020 14:44 IST

  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.

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  Nirbhaya case: New gallows come up at Tihar for hanging rape convicts

  India | January 09, 2020 0:06 IST

  ​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.  

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  Nirbhaya case: Timeline of ghastly gangrape case that sent shock waves across India

  India | January 07, 2020 17:08 IST

  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.

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  Death warrant for Nirbhaya rape and murder convicts, hanging at 7 am on January 22

  India | January 07, 2020 19:19 IST

  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.