Nirbhaya Case Verdict: Tihar Jail Officials to Get Hangman from UP to Execute Delhi Rape and Murder Convicts
Earlier in the day, Delhi's Patiala House court said that all four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case will be hanged on January 22,The convicts-- Pawan Kumar Gupta, Akshay, Vinay, and Mukesh -- will be hanged at 7 am.
New Delhi, January 7: After a Delhi court issued the death warrant to all four convicts in the Nirbhaya case on Tuesday, the Tihar Jail authority will write to the Uttar Pradesh Prison Department, seeking the service of a hangman. The Tihar Jail authorities have also informed them about the date and time of the execution of convicts. Nirbhaya Rape And Murder Convicts to be Hanged on January 22 at 7 AM, Patiala House Court Issues Death Warrant.
"We will seek service of a hangman from Meerut. We have proper arrangements at the jail to execute all the four convicts together," a Tihar jail official said. He said that one hangman is enough to execute the hanging.
Earlier in the day, Delhi's Patiala House court said that all four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case will be hanged on January 22, The convicts-- Pawan Kumar Gupta, Akshay, Vinay, and Mukesh -- will be hanged at 7 am. Nirbhaya Case Convicts Issued Notice by Tihar Jail Administration, Given 7 Days to File Final Mercy Petition.
In December last year, Tihar Jail officials had written a letter to prison authorities in Uttar Pradesh asking them to provide two hangmen to carry out the execution of convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.