Nirbhaya Rape Case  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 20 a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by one of the death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case claiming that he was juvenile during the commission of the crime in 2012. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top stories from across the country
 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 14) rejected the curative petitions of two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday (January 14) hear the curative petition of two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. However, the victim's mother is hoping that their pleas are rejected, and the convicts would be hanged to death on January 22.

Sri Lankan foreign minister Dinesh Gunawardena on January 10 said that India and Sri Lanka are working together to combat the menace. A Delhi court on January 10 dismissed a petition by an NGO that asked permission to meet four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case to convey them a message regarding organ donation. Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Speaking to reporters, the advocate of the four accused in the Nirbhaya rape case, AP Singh, said that the convicts still have 'legal remedies' to perform

In all likelihood, the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case will be hanged in the next few days

Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in Nirbhaya case has filed a review petition against the death sentence in the Supreme Court. If the court rejects the plea, he will be left with the only option to plead for mercy with the President. This comes a few days after the home ministry recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to reject the mercy plea filed by another accused Vinay Kumar.