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

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 that they have asked the four men in
writing to list out their last wish before they are hanged to death. “We are
awaiting a reply from them. None of them have responded so far,” he said.

Rajkumar
said, only once they tell us what their last wish is, Tihar authorities will
take a decision if the wish can be fulfilled. “Not every wish can be completed.
The administration will take a decision once they revert to us in writing,” the
AIG said.

Officials
said, the four convicts have also been asked to name anyone they wish to meet
one last time and transfer any property or belongings they own to anyone they
wish.

Their
hanging has been delayed due to filing of review, curative and mercy petitions
over a period of several months.

Fresh death
warrants were issued by a Delhi court on January 17 for the hanging of Vinay
Sharma (26), Akshay Kumar Singh (31), Mukesh Kumar Singh (32) and Pawan (26) on
February 1 at 6 am.