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None of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case put up any resistance when they were being taken to the gallows on Friday but Vinay Sharma broke down, a Tihar jail official said. The convicts also did not show any signs of anxiety on the night before their execution and skipped breakfast on Friday, he said. Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) - convicted for the gang rape and murder of the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern in 2012 - were hanged at 5.30 am. "The four convicts showed no signs of anxiety last evening or put up any resistance while being taken to the gallows for hanging. Vinay broke down when he was being taken for the execution," the official said. Anticipating that the convicts might show some resistance, strongmen had been kept on standby, he said. According to the official, only Sharma and Mukesh Singh had dinner on Thursday night. "Vinay and Mukesh had their dinner properly on time (on Thursday night). The meal compri
The four men were hanged at 5.30 am on March 20 inside Delhi's Tihar Jail.
Sixteen convicts have been executed in the country in the past three decades, including Yakub Memon, Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab.
The isolated prisoners include eight foreign nationals out of which three are from Afghanistan. They also include four women
The four convicts in the 2012 case are scheduled to be hanged at 5:30 am on March 20
The four convicts were to be hanged on Saturday but a city court indefinitely postponed their execution
Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31) were scheduled to be hanged on February 1 at 6 am
A Delhi court has issued a fresh death warrant against the four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case, who will be executed on February 1 at 6 am.
The public prosecutor, appearing for the Delhi Police, told the court that Tihar jail authorities have supplied all the relevant documents sought by the lawyer of the death row convicts in the case
Chidambaram is set to be the party's lead speaker on economic issues in the remainder of the winter session of Parliament and will address a press conference on Thursday
Former OSD to finance minister Pradeep Kumar Bagga and former FIPB director Prabodh Saxena also moved bail pleas in the case.
He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case on October 16 and is in judicial custody till November 27 under the order of a trial court.
The jail authorities asked the convicts to file the mercy petition, if they wish, within seven days of receiving the notice
Chidambaram has been lodged in the Tihar Jail since September 5
Chidambaram has been lodged in the Tihar Jail since September 5
Chidambaram will be produced before the trial court in the case on September 19
Anju Mangla says that her mantra is to create a personal rapport with the prisoners
This is a kind of situation that tests the justice delivery system in the country and also tests witness protection scheme, said SC