2012 Delhi Nirbhaya Case: After the President of India rejected the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case a Delhi court issued a fresh death warrant for convicts for 1st February, 6 am.
Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi, while addressing the media, stated that she was disappointed by the 10-day delay in hanging. Saddened by the news, she asked if ‘rights were only for rapists?’. Asha Devi also denied any link with any political party.
It is to recall, the guilty Mukesh Singh had presented a mercy petition to Tihar Jail Administration after the Patiala House Court issued death warrant on January 7 against the four convicts – Mukesh Singh (32), Vinay Sharma (26), Pawan Gupta (25) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) – of the Nirbhaya case.
Even though the petition was rejected, as per the law, a convict has to be given 14 days’ notice before execution.
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