Crime

Nirbhaya Rape Case: 3 Convicts Approach ICJ Seeking Stay on Death Sentence

Three out of four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya Rape and Murder case have moved the ICJ seeking a stay on their death sentence.

New Delhi| Three convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case — Akshay Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma — have moved the International Court of Justice seeking a stay on the execution of their death sentence.

On March 5, a trial court had issued fresh warrants with March 20, 5:30 am, as the date for the execution of the convicts — Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Singh (31).

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The three convicts who approached the ICJ are Akshay, Pawan and Vinay.

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