Delhi court orders hanging of Nirbhaya convicts postponed

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New Delhi - The execution was scheduled for Saturday at 6am.

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Published: Fri 31 Jan 2020, 3:30 PM

Last updated: Fri 31 Jan 2020, 5:33 PM

Barely 12 hours ahead of the much-anticipated execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, a Delhi court on Friday directed the Tihar Jail authorities not to execute the death warrants issued against the convicts.
The execution was scheduled for Saturday at 6am.
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana passed the order.
The execution was postponed till further order, the court said.


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