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  Nirbhaya convict collapses before being shifted to cell near hanging courtyard

  India | January 17, 2020 11:06 IST

  One of the convicts in the brutal Nirbhaya gangrape case from 2012, collapsed in his jail cell when he was told that he was being moved to a cell hear the hanging courtyard. Vinay, who was in cell 4, got a panic attack when he was told that he was being shifted to another cell from where he would be taken for his hanging. 

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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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  Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case: Delhi govt recommends rejecting mercy plea filed by convict Mukesh

  India | January 15, 2020 14:26 IST

  The Delhi High Court is hearing a petition filed by one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, Mukesh, challenging the death warrant issued against him. Convict Mukesh had moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday after the Supreme Court had dismissed his curative petition.

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  Nirbhaya case: In a first, Tihar Jail authorities carry out mock hangings of four dummies

  Crime | January 12, 2020 20:23 IST

  It is perhaps the first time that such mock hangings have been carried out in the lead-up to an execution

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  Nirbhaya Case: Five-judge SC bench to hear curative plea filed by 2 death row convicts on January 14

  India | January 11, 2020 11:48 IST

  Five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the curative plea filed by two death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape case of 2012. The five-judge bench will comprise of NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan. Curative plea filed by two of the four culprits -- Vinay Sharma and Mukesh -- will be heard on January 14.

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  Ready to hang Nirbhaya convicts as desperately need money for daughter's wedding: Pawan Jallad

  India | January 08, 2020 22:20 IST

  With folded hands, Pawan Jallad thanks God for being tasked by UP jail administration for executing the death sentence of all four convicts of Nirbhaya rape and murder case.

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  Tihar prepares four new gallows to hang Nirbhaya rape convicts soon

  India | January 02, 2020 13:18 IST

  Tihar 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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  Kerala: Women of all ages participate in Night Walk to mark Nirbhaya Day

  India | December 30, 2019 15:05 IST

  Hundreds of women from different walks of life participated in the Night walk organised by the Kerala government across the state on Sunday night.

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  Tihar administration issues notice to Nirbhaya case convicts to file mercy petition in 7 days

  India | December 18, 2019 23:37 IST

  ​Tihar Jail administration on Wednesday issued a notice to the convicts of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case to file mercy petition within seven days, Director General (Prison) Sandeep Goel said.

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  Nirbhaya's mother breaks down in court as no death warrants issued to convicts

  India | December 18, 2019 16:37 IST

  Nirbhaya'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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  Seven years after Nirbhaya case, rape conviction rate remains at just 32 per cent

  India | December 15, 2019 16:08 IST

  Nirbhaya Case: According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data available for 2017, the total number of rape cases that went to trial in that year was 1,46,201 but only 5,822 of them resulted in conviction.

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  Pawan Jallad, hangman from Meerut prison, 'ready' to hang Nirbhaya's rapists

  India | December 13, 2019 18:03 IST

  Pawan Jallad, a hangman at the Meerut prison, said that he is ready to carry out the execution in the Tihar jail of the men convicted of raping and murdering Nirbhaya in 2012.

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  Nirbhaya's mother moves SC, opposes review plea of death-row convict

  India | December 13, 2019 11:43 IST

  The counsel representing Nirbhaya's mother mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and said they are opposing convict Akshay Kumar Singh's review plea

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  Nirbhaya Rape: Supreme Court to hear review petition of convict, Tihar hunts for hangman

  India | December 12, 2019 18:53 IST

  The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts of the brutal Nirbhaya gangrape. A three-judge Supreme Court bench will hear the review petition on December 17.

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  Delhi air killing us anyway, why death penalty: Nirbhaya convict's bizarre petition in SC

  India | December 10, 2019 20:18 IST

  ​One of the four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder has filed a petition in the Supreme Court appealing against his death sentence. In the plea, convict Akshay presented a series of bizarre claims.

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  Degree college in UP's Ballia to be named after Nirbhaya

  India | December 09, 2019 10:16 IST

  UP sports minister Upendra Tiwari said, "I have discussed the issue of opening a college named after Nirbhaya with chief minister Yogi Adityanath. A survey will be conducted soon to identify the site for the college."

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  Nirbhaya's parents urge President Kovind to reject mercy petition of the rapist

  India | December 06, 2019 17:01 IST

  On the same day when Hyderabad Police gunned down four people accused of raping and murdering veterinary doctor, Nirbhaya's parents have sent a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind urging him to reject mercy petition filed by on of the convicts.

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  Shimla man wants to hang Nirbhaya case convicts in Delhi jail

  India | December 04, 2019 22:08 IST

  "Appoint me as executioner so that Nirbhaya case convicts can be hanged soon and her soul rests in peace," Ravi Kumar, 40, Shimla

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  Rights of victim equally important: Court in Nirbhaya case

  India | November 30, 2019 9:05 IST

  Informing 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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  Nirbhaya gangrape: Convicts could be executed soon

  India | October 31, 2019 12:22 IST

  The convicts could have filed a petition challenging the death penalty and also a review petition. However, all the convicts have not sought a review of the sentence.