Vinay Sharma News
Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma were hanged at 5.30 am on Friday (March 20, 2020) at Delhi's Tihar Central Jail. In her first reaction, Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi said, “Finally they have been hanged, it was a long struggle. Today we got justice, this day is dedicated to the daughters of the country. I thank the judiciary and the government.”
Three of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape case approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking a stay on the execution of their death sentence. The three convicts who approached the ICJ are Akshay Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma.
The Union Home Ministry has received a mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the death penalty in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. The ministry will forward the petition to President Ram Nath Kovind for his consideration and decision.
The Patiala House Court has also dismissed the petition restraining Nirbhaya's convicts on the death warrant. Nirbhaya convicts are to be hanged on Tuesday, March 03, 2020.
On February 16, Vinay had tried to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in his cell, said Tihar Jail official on Thursday. The official added that Vinay had received minor injuries and he was taken to hospital for treatment. Sources also claimed that Vinay tried to injure himself in order to delay his hanging.
Nirbhaya's convicts tries to escape themselves from punishment. Vinay's advocate writes a letter in Patiala House Court regarding vinay's mental health.
A bench of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna is expected to pass orders at around 2 pm today on Sharma's plea. The bench heard arguments for nearly two hours on behalf of Sharma and the Union of India and NCT of Delhi.
The President had on Saturday (February 1, 2020) rejected the mercy petition filed by Sharma.
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According to the gangrape convict, there has been a conspiracy against him as he has not yet filed a curative petition.
Out of the six convicts, one committed suicide inside Tihar Jail and another, a juvenile was allowed to walk free after serving a maximum punishment of three years in a reform home.
The letter has been written by Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain to Lt Governor Anil Baijal with Arvind Kejriwal government's recommendations in the case.
Five years since December 16, 2012 gang-rape case of Nirbhaya, the four convicted rapists are yet to be hanged.
Defence lawyer A P Singh said he will file a review petition against the judgement.
Supreme Court confirmed death penalty for four convicts in Nirbhaya gang-rape case on Friday.
Nirbhaya gang-rape convict Vinay Sharma was admitted to a hospital after he consumed pills and tried to hang himself on Wednesday night.
In a major development, December 16, 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convict, Vinay Sharma on Thursday attempted suicide in Tihar Jail.
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