The Tihar Jail authorities have received a notice from the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) over the delay of execution of the accused convicted in the Nirbhaya rape case. The notice has been sent inquiring the jail authorities about receiving the order authorizing the execution of the convicted accused in the Nirbhaya murder and rape case. The authorities have been further asked to quote reasons by September 15, 2018, in case the order has not been issued to them.
The Chairperson of DCW, Swati Maliwal has said that despite the street protest by the entire country, the crimes like rape have only increased since the Nirbhaya case and therefore, it is extremely essential to execute the Nirbhaya rapists at the earliest to send a strong message in the society.
Four of the five convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case were awarded a death penalty in May 2017 by the Supreme Court and a review of the judgment was sought by three of the accused. The SC had upheld the death penalty on July 09, 2018 which received a lot of praise across the country. The victim in the case was a 23-year-old girl, who was gang-raped by five men and a minor in a moving bus and was named Nirbhaya (fearless) by the media.
The leader of the gang accused in the case had allegedly committed suicide in the prison nearly three months after the incident, whereas the minor was convicted by the Juvenile Justice Board and was released after serving three years in the reformatory home.
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