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Tihar Jail prepares to hang 4 Delhi gang rape convicts, asks them for their last wishes India

Tihar Jail prepares to hang 4 Delhi gang rape convicts, asks them for their last wishes

<p>Tihar jail authorities have asked the four convicts of the December 16 gang rape case to list their last wish before they are hanged to death on February 1. Senior officials said the request was made by the Tihar administration last week and none of the four have responded yet. Additional inspector general, Rajkumar confirmed […]</p>

By Connect Gujarat Desk 23 Jan 2020
Tihar jail prepares to hang December 16 convicts, all the four convicts to be hanged simultaneously for the first time in history India

Tihar jail prepares to hang December 16 convicts, all the four convicts to be hanged simultaneously for the first time in history

<p>The phansi kotha (hanging courtyard) inside Delhi’s Tihar jail, which had a provision to hang only two persons at a time, has now been redone to accommodate four hangings simultaneously, a prison officer said. Prison officers made the changes a few days ago as part of the preparations for the hanging of the four convicts […]</p>

By Connect Gujarat Desk 13 Jan 2020
Four sentenced to death in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case India

Four sentenced to death in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case

<p>A special court in Rajasthan yesterday sentenced death penalty to four convicts in the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts case that had left 80 dead and over 180 injured. Magistrate Ajay Kumar Sharma pronounced the punishment among tight security arrangements in the court. Public Prosecutor Sri Chand told reporters that the court awarded death penalty […]</p>

By Connect Gujarat Desk 21 Dec 2019
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