Nirbhaya Rape Case
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Supreme Court to hear curative pleas of 2 Nirbhaya convicts today
India | Jan 14, 2020, 07:39 AM ISTA five-judge Supreme Court bench will today hear curative petitions filed by two of the four convicts Vinay Sharma and Mukesh in the Nirbhaya gangrape case.
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Shefali Shah on Nirbhaya rapists death sentence: Hope a precedent is set
Celebrities | Jan 08, 2020, 07:44 AM ISTActress Shefali Shah, who was seen playing the role of Vartika Chaturvedi on the Netflix series 'Delhi Crime' opens up on the death sentence to Nirbhaya rapists.
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Nirbhaya case: First-ever execution of a quartet in Tihar's history
India | Jan 07, 2020, 08:56 PM ISTThe horrific December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya rape-murder case transformed much in India. From laws on rape to relief and rehabilitation measures for rape survivors and the very mindset of the people, everything went for a sea change
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Death countdown begins for Nirbhaya rapists: Meerut hangman to hang convicts in Tihar on January 22
India | Jan 08, 2020, 12:00 AM ISTMeerut hangman Pawan Jallad will carry out the execution of convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case on January 22 in Tihar jail.
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My daughter has got justice: Nirbhaya's mother on death warrant of all 4 convicts
India | Jan 07, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTThe Delhi court on Tuesday ordered death warrant against all four convicts in the sensational 2012 Nirbhaya Gang rape and murder case. All the four convicts will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. Commenting on Delhi court's execution order, Asha Devi, Nirbhaya's mother said the order will reinforce faith in courts.
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Nirbhaya case: Will file curative petition in SC, says lawyer of convicts
India | Jan 07, 2020, 05:28 PM ISTMoments after Delhi's Patiala House Court issued a death warrant against four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case, lawyer of the guilty said he would file a curative petition in the Supreme Court.
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Death warrant for Nirbhaya rape and murder convicts, hanging at 7 am on January 22
India | Jan 07, 2020, 07:19 PM ISTA 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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Tihar prepares four new gallows to hang Nirbhaya rape convicts soon
India | Jan 02, 2020, 01:18 PM ISTTihar jail seems to be preparing for the hanging of four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case. As per sources, the jail authorities are readying new gallows frame and making other preparations for the hanging of convicts.
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Nirbhaya's mother breaks down in court as no death warrants issued to convicts
India | Dec 18, 2019, 04:37 PM ISTNirbhaya's mother broke down outside the Patiala House court on Wednesday after the court adjourned for January 7 the hearing on the issuance of death warrants against the four convicts in the Delhi gangrape-and-murder case.
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7th anniversary of Nirbhaya case: A look at death penalties in India
India | Dec 16, 2019, 08:45 PM ISTAs calls for hanging the rapists intensifies on the 7th anniversary of the gruesome Nirbhaya rape-and-murder case, there is a need to have a look at India's record on death penalties to convicts and their execution.
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'Hanged by neck until dead': Nirbhaya convicts to be issued Black Warrant soon
India | Dec 14, 2019, 08:43 PM ISTThe clock is ticking. The four men convicted of raping and killing Nirbhaya in 2012 are nearing their ends. Soon, Form No. 42 or Black Warrant/Death Warrant will be issued by the concerned court.
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Death countdown pushes Nirbhaya's rapists under depression, reduced food intake
India | Dec 13, 2019, 10:40 PM ISTThe death countdown has pushed convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case under depression, jail sources told PTI on Friday. Sources revealed all the four convicts have also reduced their food intake.
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Nirbhaya case: Tihar officials seek hangmen from Uttar Pradesh
India | Dec 12, 2019, 11:18 AM ISTIn the Nirbhaya case that took place on December 16, 2012, six persons brutally raped a 23-year-old paramedic in a moving bus. She was accompanied by a friend who was also beaten up and later, both of them were thrown out of the vehicle.
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Bihar jail asked to make execution ropes; speculation rife it's for Nirbhaya convicts
India | Dec 09, 2019, 01:35 PM ISTThe Buxar jail, the only prison in the state having the required knowhow, received an instruction to the effect last week, though it was not known where these ropes -- strong with a short shelf-life -- would be dispatched. Speculations are rife that the ropes have been ordered for Nirbhaya rape convicts.
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Nirbhaya rape: Home Ministry receives convict's mercy plea, Delhi govt recommends rejection
India | Dec 04, 2019, 04:54 PM ISTThe 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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Rights of victim equally important: Court in Nirbhaya case
India | Nov 30, 2019, 09:05 AM ISTInforming about the current status in the case, amicus curiae Vrinda Grover told the court that the accused have not exhausted the legal options. The court will have to wait until the mercy petition is decided.
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Convict on death row in 2012 gang-rape case files mercy petition before President
India | Nov 08, 2019, 03:30 PM ISTVinay Sharma, one of the convicts facing the gallows in the 2012 gangrape and murder case of a 23-year-old paramedic student, has filed a mercy petition before President Ram Nath Kovind, officials said. Sharma is in Tihar Jail since his arrest.
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Nirbhaya case: 3 of 4 convicted to plead before Supreme Court today
Crime | Nov 04, 2019, 01:11 PM ISTThe four convicts were served a notice on October 28-19 asking them to file a mercy petition before the President against their death sentence within seven days
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Shocking: Punjab election panel puts Nirbhaya rape case convict on posters
India | Jul 20, 2019, 08:54 PM ISTAmong the celebrity faces in the posters, there is the photograph Mukesh Singh, who has been convicted and sentenced to death in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case.
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Nirbhaya rape case verdict: Injustice has been done to 'children', says counsel of convicts
India | Jul 09, 2018, 04:48 PM ISTNirbhaya rape case: “We knew that review petition will be dismissed. But what next? So much time has gone by & threat to women have gone up in this span. I believe sooner they're hanged, better it is,” said Badrinath Singh, father of the victim.