New Delhi : All four convicts in the Nirbhaya case have been shifted to Tihar, triggering speculation that they would be hanged soon. that one of the accused Pawan Kumar Gupta, who was lodged in Mandoli jail, was shifted to jail number 2 of Tihar. The other three convicts in the case – Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma and Akshay – are already in Tihar.
Notably, a convict is hanged 14 days after the rejection of mercy petition but it can be brought forward if the Centre and state government thinks that the wait for 14 days could create law and order issues.
Meanwhile, one of the convicts Akshay Thakur filed his review petition in Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) but sources said that it is highly unlikely that the top court would accept his plea as the SC has already rejected a similar plea filed by Vinay Kumar, Mukesh Singh and Pawan Gupta.
A total of six people were convicted of raping and murdering Nirbhaya, 23, on December 16, 2012. Nirbhaya later died of her injuries. The brutal crime led to massive protests across the country forcing the Centre to come up with new laws to deal with such heinous crimes. The six involved in this incident were arrested and convicted.
Bureau Report
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