'Justice delayed but not denied': Saina Nehwal lauds execution of Nirbhaya's convicts

Saina Nehwal came forward and hailed hanging of four convicts in Nirbhaya rape-and-murder case. 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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'Justice delayed but t denied': Saina Nehwal

Taking to micro-blogging site, Saina Nehwal wrote that Nirbhaya's soul will finally rest in peace after seven years. 2012 Olympic bronze medal-winning shuttler also added that even though justice has been delayed, it has t been denied. badminton sensation saluted Nirbhaya's mor who had bravely fought this battle.

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Convicts hanged at Tihar jail

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, it states. Meanwhile, hundreds of people had gared outside Tihar central jail ahead of execution on Friday morning to celebrate.  

What is 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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