President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape, murder convict Mukesh Singh.
Nirbhaya case: Delhi court issues fresh death warrant, 4 convicts to be hanged on Feb 1 at 6 AM
The four convicts -- Mukesh Singh (32), Vinay Sharma (26), Akshay Kumar Singh (31) and Pawan Gupta (25) were to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar Jail. A Delhi court had issued their death warrants on January 7.
A Delhi court has issued fresh death warrants against the four Nirbhaya convicts and a new date for their hanging: February 1, 2020, at 6 am.
Here is what Nirbhaya’s mother said:
Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim: Jo mujrim chahte the vahi ho raha hai…tareek pe tareek, tareek pe tareek. Humara system aisa hai ki jahan convict ki suni jaati hai. pic.twitter.com/y3ZdvN52mV
— ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2020
President rejects mercy plea convict Mukesh Singh
The rejection came soon after the Union Home Ministry forwarded the petition to the President.
Playing with my daughter’s death for political gains
#WATCH Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim: Till now, I never talked about politics, but now I want to say that those people who held protests on streets in 2012, today the same people are only playing with my daughter’s death for political gains. pic.twitter.com/FvaC89TwKI
— ANI (@ANI) January 17, 2020
The four convicts — Mukesh Singh (32), Vinay Sharma (26), Akshay Kumar Singh (31) and Pawan Gupta (25) were to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar Jail. A Delhi court had issued their death warrants on January 7.