New Delhi: Wife of one of the death-row convicts, Akshay Singh, broke down in the courtroom as the judge dismissed an application seeking stay on execution. “How will I live now? Please hang me too,” Akshay’s wife told the court after the pronouncement of order. Nirbhaya’s mother was present in the court when the high-level […]
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President turns down Nirbhaya convict Akshay’s mercy plea
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the mercy petition of Nirbhaya convict Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four convicts in the Nirbhay geang-rape and murder case who have been given death sentence. Akshay had filed the mercy plea last week. The four convicts were to be hanged on February 1, but […]
SC rejects Nirbhaya convict’s plea on stay on death penalty
New Delhi: With just two days remaining for the execution of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the curative petition of Akshay, one of the convicts in the case, seeking a stay on the death sentence. A five-judge bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising […]