Did Nirbhaya Convicts Hanged?

Execution of convicts
IST, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur and Pawan Gupta were executed at Tihar Jail. They were hanged on a gallows specially designed for four people.

Why were Nirbhaya convicts hanged?

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Friday condemned the hanging of the four men convicted for Nirbhaya's gangrape and murder while stating that the execution of the perpetrators was an “affront to rule of law and does not improve access to justice for women.”

Will Nirbhaya convicts be hanged today?

President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the last mercy plea, filed by Pawan Gupta. The four convicts of the Nirbhaya gang rape case will be hanged on March 20th at 5.30 am, a Delhi court has said.

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