Nirbhaya convicts' lawyers move Supreme Court hours before hanging, hearing at 2.30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the pleas of the convicts of Nirbhaya, who had succumbed to a brutal gangrape by several men in a bus in Dec 2012, were rejected by the Delhi High Court, their lawyers have moved to the Supreme Court seeking stay on hanging, a few hours before their hanging today. The parents of Nirbhaya have reached the Supreme Court and a hearing is likely to begin at 2:30, said reports.
All four convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case are to be hanged at 5:30 am on Friday, a Delhi court earlier in the day said, citing that the convicts had no legal remedies left.
Delhi: Parents of 2012 gang-rape victim arrive at Supreme Court. SC will shortly hear the petition by four death row convicts, seeking stay on their execution. https://t.co/nCc6whzp6Z pic.twitter.com/Lj7h2GVvSr
— ANI (@ANI) March 19, 2020
The petition was filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma in an attempt to get a last-minute reprieve from their execution on Friday.
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