20-03-2020
Last 24 hour Happend
The four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case were executed this morning. The Supreme Court, after a midnight hearing, rejected a last-minute plea filed by one of the convicts seeking a review of the death penalty. The four men — Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh — were hanged at 5:30 am at Delhi’s Tihar Jail. The four were convicted for gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old medical student, who came to be called Nirbhaya, in a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012. Nirbhaya subsequently died of her injuries. Here’s what happened in the last 24 hours.
At 11.23 AM on 20-03-2020
Justice has prevailed, tweets PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said justice has prevailed after four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a Delhi woman were hanged on Friday.
At 10.55 AM on 20-03-2020
They were quiet: Tihar DG reveals last moments of Nirbhaya convicts
At 8.53 AM on 20-03-2020
Nirbhaya convicts hanged in pre-dawn execution
The four men convicted of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder were hanged early this morning at Delhi’s Tihar Jail. The four were hanged simultaneously at 5:30 am, more than seven years after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old student that promoted nationwide protests. After the hangings, the convicts’ bodies were sent for post-morterm examinations following which the remains will be handed over to the respective families.
At 8.31 AM on 20-03-2020
Visuals: Ambulance carrying bodies of Nirbhaya case convicts leaves Tihar Jail
Captured in these photos below are ambulances carrying the bodies of the four Nirbhaya convicts who were executed this morning. The bodies have been taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where a team of doctors will conduct post-mortem examinations.
At 8.21 AM on 20-03-2020
Bodies will be handed over to families after post-mortem: Tihar Jail DG
Giving an update on the current sitaution, the director general of Tihar Jail has said that the bodies of all the four Nirbhaya case convicts will be handed over to their families after post-mortem examinations are completed. The four were executed earlier this morning.
At 7.56 AM on 20-03-2020
Hope Nirbhaya will rest in peace: NCW chief Rekha Sharma
Reacting to the hangings of the four Nirbhaya convicts, National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma said, “Doubts on justice system that have been lingering in our minds got cleared… Hopefully Nirbhaya will finally rest in peace as she got justice after a long legal battle.” Sharma added that the Nirbhaya case has also shown us loopholes in the legal system.
At 7.34 AM on 20-03-2020
Lockdown lifted at Tihar Jail
The mandatory lockdown, imposed during an execution, has been lifted at the Tihar Jail. The Tamil Nadu Special Police, which is in-charge of security at the Tihar Jail, is conducting a flag march within the prison in order to ensure order. The lockdown was imposed around an hour before the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts were hanged at 5:30 am.
At 6.08 AM on 20-03-2020
All four convicts declared dead
A few minutes ago, the bodies of the four Nirbhaya convicts were lowered and checked by a doctor. As per protocol, bodies of convicts who are executed are kept hanging for 30 minutes before being lowered. The bodies of the four Nirbhaya convicts have been lowered and checked by a doctor who has declared all the four dead. The bodies will now be sent for post-mortem.
At 5.43AM on 20-03-2020
Justice delivered: Nirbhaya’s mother
Speaking to media shortly after the four Nirbhaya convicts were hanged, the victim’s mother, Asha Devi, thanked the judiciary and the government for ensuring that the rapists of her daughter were executed. “It may have taken time, but justice was finally delivered,” she said.
At 5.40 AM on 20-03-2020
Nirbhaya convicts’ last wishes
Minutes before they were hanged in the Nirbhaya case, Mukesh Singh said he would like to donate his organs while Vinay Sharma wanted his paintings to be given to the jail superintendent and his ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ to his family. However, none of the four convicts — Mukesh, Vinay, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Kumar Singh — recorded any will, the official said.
At 5.31 AM on 20-03-2020
All four Nirbhaya convicts hanged at Tihar Jail
The four men convicted for the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman who came to be called Nirbhaya have been executed. The four were hanged this morning at Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
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