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‘Justice has prevailed’: PM Modi Tweets after Nirbhaya convicts hanged

After the hangings, the convicts’ bodies were sent for post-morterm examinations following which the remains will be handed over to the respective families.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said justice has prevailed after four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a Delhi woman were hanged on Friday.

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Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder hanged

The four men convicted of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder were hanged early this morning at Delhi’s Tihar Jail. The four were hanged simultaneously at 5:30 am, more than seven years after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old student that promoted nationwide protests. After the hangings, the convicts’ bodies were sent for post-morterm examinations following which the remains will be handed over to the respective families.

Nirbhaya case