The Supreme Court today said that it was right to hang all the three in the Nirbhaya rape case and what they have done is a heinous crime against humanity. The court has struck down the review petition seeking that the death sentence should be converted into a lifetime for three criminals. The Court has upheld the judgement given earlier to hang them and no question of any review over the matter it stated.
The death is now confirmed for these Nirbhaya rapists. Mukesh 29, Pawan Gupta 22 and Vinay Sharma 23, were responsible for the rape in a moving bus and they were awarded death sentence by the court. Now they have given a review petition to convert the death into a life term. But the court rejected the request and said that they will hang. The fourth convict Akshay sing did not file any review petition and it continues. It was a gang rape and she was a medical student who lost her life.
The woman was in the hospital for 16 days and fought for life and passed away. Later she was named as Nirbhaya. It became a sensation across the country and also in some parts of the world.The students were in a rage and wanted the Government to do justice. Delhi came to a standstill over this issue for some time.
