Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case: Delhi court issues fresh death warrants for March 3 against 4 convicts

Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case: Delhi court issues fresh death warrants for March 3 against 4 convicts

New Delhi: A Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday issued fresh date for execution of death warrants for Mar 3 at 6 am for the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. This is the third time that death warrants against the convicts in the Nirbhaya case have been issued.

Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana at the Patiala House issued fresh warrants against death row convicts -- Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Akshay Kumar (31) Pawan Gupta (25),and Vinay Kumar Sharma. 

The court was hearing the applications by Nirbhaya's parents and the Delhi government, seeking fresh death warrants for the convicts after the Supreme Court granted liberty to the authorities to approach the trial court for issuance of new date for the execution of these convicts. 

The date of execution, 1st fixed for January 22, was postponed for 6 am on February 1 by a January 17 court order. The trial court later, on January 31, stayed, "till further orders" the execution of the four convicts in the case, who are lodged in Tihar Jail.  

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