Nirbhaya Case

Nirbhaya Convict Has Head Injury, Can't Recognise Mother, Claims Lawyer

India News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday February 20, 2020

One of the four Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 3, Vinay Sharma, was injured after he reportedly banged his head against the wall of his cell at Tihar jail in Delhi. He has approached the court for high level medical treatment for "grievous head injury, fracture in his right arm, mental illness and schizophrenia."

"Struggle Won't End Till Convicts Are Hanged": Nirbhaya's Parents

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2020

The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was brutally assaulted and gangraped in 2012 on Monday expressed hope that the four convicts will finally be hanged on March 3, the latest execution date fixed by a court after two earlier death warrants against the convicts were stayed.

Nirbhaya Case Convict On Hunger Strike After Exhausting All Legal Options

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday February 17, 2020

After exhausting every legal remedy, one of the four convicts sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya case has started hunger strike in Delhi's Tihar jail. This information was part of the status report to the court, presented by the Tihar jail authorities today. Three of the convicts have exhausted the legal options available to them, the jail authorit...

"I Am Hopeful": Nirbhaya's Mother On Fresh Death Warrants Against Convicts

India News | ANI | Monday February 17, 2020

Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim, on Monday voiced hope that fresh death warrants would be issued against all four convicts by a Delhi court today.

Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma's Plea Against Mercy Petition Dismissed

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 14, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition against the rejection of the mercy petition filed by Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.

Court Defers Hearing Of Nirbhaya's Parents' Plea For Fresh Death Warrants Against Convicts

India News | ANI | Thursday February 13, 2020

After a Delhi court adjourned for February 17 the hearing on Nirbhaya's parents' petition seeking fresh death warrants against the convicts, her mother Asha Devi today said that she hopes the warrants will be issued on that day.

Top Court Appoints Senior Advocate To Represent Pawan Kumar Gupta In Nirbhaya Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Supreme Court Thursday appointed senior advocate Anjana Prakash to represent one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case who was unrepresented after dropping his earlier lawyer.

Nirbhaya Case: Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Plea For Separate Executions Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Supreme Court deferred the hearing on Centre's plea seeking separate execution of four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case to Friday and asked the convicts to file their replies by then.

Nirbhaya Case: Vinay Sharma's Request To Check Recommendation Rejected

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The Supreme Court today rejected the request of Nirbhaya case death-row convict Vinay Sharma to peruse recommendation for rejection of his mercy plea.

Delhi Court Says Nirbhaya Convicts Entitled To Legal Aide, Offers Lawyer

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 12, 2020

A Delhi court Wednesday offered counsel to Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, saying a condemned convict is entitled to legal aide till his last breath.

Nirbhaya's Mother Protests Delay In Convicts' Hanging Outside Delhi Court

India News | Reported by Rajeev Ranjan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The mother of the 23-year-old woman who was gangraped and tortured in a bus seven years ago held a protest outside a Delhi court today over the delay in execution of the four convicts. The court, she said, was supporting the convicts after the hearing of her plea to issue death warrants was postponed today.

More Delay In Nirbhaya Case, Court To Hear Parents' Plea Tomorrow

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The appeal of the parents of Nirbhaya -- calling for fresh death warrants for the men who brutally tortured and killed their 23-year-old daughter -- will be heard tomorrow, a Delhi court said as the one-week deadline given by the High Court to end the legal process before the execution came to an end today.

Another Nirbhaya Convict Challenges Rejection Of Mercy Plea In Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday February 11, 2020

One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Vinay Sharma's counsel, AP Singh, also sought the reduction of his punishment from death sentence to life imprisonment.

Nirbhaya Case: Supreme Court Issues Notices To 4 Death Row Convicts

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 11, 2020

A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi granted liberty to the authorities to approach the trial court for the issuance of a fresh date for the execution of the convicts.

Nirbhaya: Top Court To Hear Request To Hang Convicts Separately On Tuesday

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday February 7, 2020

The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday the central and the Delhi government's request for separate hanging of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.