Delhi court to hear Nirbhaya gangrape case today, convicts to appear via video conferencing
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The hearing in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case will be conducted in Delhi's Patiala Court on Friday with the four convicts appearing via video conferencing. The decision was taken citing security reasons and a threat to their lives by the enraged public over the rise in the number of rape incidents in the country. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 AM.
Currently, the court is hearing a plea filed by the victim's parents seeking execution of all the convicts to be expedited. Counsel for Nirbhaya's parents, Seema Kushwaha, had sought issuance of death warrant against them without any delay.
On November 29, Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora had directed the convicts to appear before the court on December 13. The court had also asked them to apprise it about the status related to their mercy, and curative petition.
Meanwhile, both Delhi government and the Centre have recommended the President to reject the mercy petition filed by one of the convicts Vinay Sharma. Another convict, Akshay Kumar Singh, has filed a review petition before the Supreme Court on the death sentence.
Nirbhaya, a 23-year-old paramedic, was brutally gang-raped on December 16, 2012, inside a running bus by six people in Delhi. The shocking incident left the nation stunned and forced the government to tighten the rape laws.
The four rapists were given death sentence by the trial court, which was later upheld by the High court and the Supreme Court.
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