Nirbhaya’s killers hanged at Tihar jail
New Delhi, Mar 20: Justice at last! The four convicts in the Nirbhaya case have been hanged at the Tihar jail. The hanging was undertaken by hangman Pawan, who was escorted from Meerut earlier this week.
Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) were all convicted in the horrific rape and murder case of Nirbhaya which took place on December 16 2012.
All the jail cells were locked as per norms at 5 am. The cells will now be opened at 6 am. The hanging took place smoothly with no glitches. By 5.20 am the convicts arrived at the gallows. The hanging took place in the presence of the authorities and also a medical practitioner.
The bodies will remain suspended for around half an hour. The medical superintendent would certified that the four have died following which the bodies will be removed from the gallows. An ambulance would then ferry the bodies away for the cremation.
The
last
convict
to
be
hanged
at
Tihar
was
Afzal
Guru,
a
convict
in
the
Parliament
attack
case.
The
hanging
of
the
killers
in
the
Nirbhaya
case
took
place
after
several
legal
battles.
Nirbhaya's
mother
Asha
Devi
said
that
she
was
feeling
satisfied
as
her
daughter
has
finally
got
justice
today.
The
entire
country
was
ashamed
of
this
crime
and
today
the
nation
has
got
justice.