Nirbhaya case: PL Punia lauds hanging of convicts, calls it a 'deterrent to others'

Congress leader PL Punia on Friday lauded execution of  four convicts in Nirbhaya rape-and-murder case. According to him, hanging of convicts is a "deterrent to ors as well." 

Speaking to news ncy, ANI, Congress leader said, "If you do something like this, n it's result will also be this. t just Nibhaya's family, but entire world is happy that Nirbhaya got justice and convicts have been hanged. Although it took seven years, justice has been served."

Furr speaking about legal system in country, PL Punia said, "re is much more need to improvise our legal system. Several or reforms can be brought to our legal system." 

Nirbhaya Convicts Hanged

Seven years and three months after, on March 20 four convicts in Delhi 2012 rape and murder case were hanged to death in Tihar jail. This was first time that four men were executed toger in Tihar Jail, South Asia's largest prison complex that houses more than 16,000 inmates.

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A guard of t less than 10 constable, warders, and two head constables, head warders or an equal number from prison armed guard, were also present. Meanwhile, hundreds of people had gared outside Tihar central jail ahead of execution on Friday morning to celebrate. 

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Nirbhaya Case

A 23-year-old paramedic student Nirbhaya was gang-raped inside a running bus by six persons on December 16, 2012, in Delhi. victim was severely assaulted and thrown out on road along with her male friend and succumbed to injuries a few days later. Out of six convicts, one reportedly committed suicide in prison, while ar, a juvenile, served maximum punishment of three years in a reform home and was set free in 2015.  remaining four rapists were convicted and handed death penalty by a trial court in 2013, confirmed by Delhi High Court in March 2014. Supreme Court upheld Delhi High Court's verdict in 2017. 

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