Nirbhaya Case Live Updates: 4 Convicts declared dead by doctor
The four men Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case are to be executed at 5:30AM today. The Supreme Court after last minute hearing of the petition filed through their lawyer AP Singh rejected staying the execution. Stay with The Hans India as we bring you the lastest headlines on the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case
The four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case did not express any last wishes before being hanged this morning, the director general of Tihar Jail, where the executions took place, has said.
Finally they have been hanged, it was a long struggle. Today we got justice, this day is dedicated to the daughters of the country. I thank the judiciary & government.
According to protocol, the bodies of the four men will remain hanging for the next 30 minutes after which they will be lowered and examined by a doctor. The bodies will then be sent for post-mortem after which they will be released to the respective families.
Lockdown has been imposed at Delhi's Tihar Jail ahead of the scheduled executions of the four men convicted in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. As per protocol, all inmates at a jail are to be locked in their cells during the time of an execution.