Nirbhaya case: 3 convicts approach UN court to stall execution on Mar 20
New Delhi/IBNS: Three of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case have now petitioned at the United Nation's International Court of Justice (ICJ) to stall their hanging, scheduled on Friday, reports said.
Akshay Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma have approached the ICJ with their plea for mercy while Mukesh Singh, was told by the Supreme Court earlier in the day, that he has no legal remedy left after his mercy petition and curative plea were both rejected.
On Dec 16, 2012, Nirbhaya, who was a 23-year female physiotherapy intern, was gang-raped, assaulted and tortured at a private bus in Delhi when she was travelling with her friend.
She was raped by six people including the driver of the bus.
The victim had succumbed to her injuries 13 days after the horrific crime was committed.
The incident had sparked national and international outrage. Both the state and central government were brought under the scanner for not providing adequate protection to women in the national capital.
The convicts were earlier scheduled to be hanged on Mar 3.
President Ram Nath Kovind had rejected the mercy petitions of all four convicts.
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