New Delhi, Feb 5: Following is the chronology of events in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case in which the Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the all the four convicts have to be hanged together, not separately.
- Dec 16, 2012: Paramedical student gang-raped and brutally assaulted by six men in a private bus and thrown out of the moving vehicle along with her male friend. The victims admitted to Safdarjung Hospital.
- Dec 17: Widespread protests erupt demanding stringent action.
- Police identify the accused - bus driver Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh Kumar, Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta.
- Dec 18: Ram Singh and three others arrested.
- Dec 20: Victim's friend testifies.
- Dec 21: A delinquent juvenile nabbed from Anand Vihar bus terminal in Delhi. Victim's friend identifies Mukesh as one of the culprits. Police conduct raids in Haryana and Bihar to nab the sixth accused, Akshay Kumar.
- Dec 21-22: Akshay arrested in Aurangabad district of Bihar and brought to Delhi. Victim records statement before the SDM in hospital.
- Dec 26: Following a cardiac arrest, victim flown to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital by the government.
- Dec 29: Victim succumbs to injuries and other medical conditions. Police add murder charge in the FIR.
- Jan 2, 2013: The then Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir inaugurates fast track court (FTC) for speedy trial in sexual offence cases.
- Jan 3: Police file charge sheet against five adults accused of murder, gang-rape, attempt to murder, kidnapping, unnatural offences and dacoity.
- Jan 17: FTC starts proceedings against the five adult accused.
- Jan 28: Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) says minority of the juvenile accused is proved.
- Feb 2: FTC frames charges against five adult accused.
- Feb 28: JJB frames charges against the minor.
- Mar 11: Ram Singh commits suicide in Tihar Jail.
- Jul 8: FTC completes recording of testimonies of prosecution witnesses.
- Jul 11: Delhi High Court allows three international news agencies to cover the trial in the case.
- Aug 22: FTC begins hearing final arguments in trial against four adult accused.
- Aug 31: JJB convicts the minor for gang-rape and murder and awards three-year term at probation home.
- Sep 3: FTC concludes trial. Reserves verdict.
- Sep 10: Court convicts Mukesh, Vinay, Akshay, Pawan of 13 offences including gang-rape, unnatural offence and murder of the girl and attempt to murder her male friend.
- Sep 13: Court awards death penalty to all 4 convicts.
- Sep 23: HC begins hearing the convicts' death sentence reference sent to it by the trial court.
- Jan 3, 2014: HC reserves verdict on convicts' appeals.
- Mar 13: HC upholds death penalty to the 4 convicts.
- Mar 15: SC stays execution of 2 convicts, Mukesh and Pawan, after they file appeals. Later, stays execution of other convicts also.
- Apr 15: SC directs police to produce the dying declaration of the victim.
- Feb 3, 2017: SC says it would hear afresh the aspect of awarding death penalty to the convicts.
- Mar 27: SC reserves verdict on their appeals.
- May 5: SC upholds death penalty to four convicts, says the case falls under the category of 'rarest of rare' and the offence created "tsunami of shock".
- Nov 8: Mukesh, one of the four death row convicts in the case, moves SC seeking review of its verdict upholding the capital punishment awarded to him.
- Dec 12: Delhi Police opposes Mukesh's plea in SC.
- Dec 15: Convicts Vinay Sharma and Pawan Kumar Gupta move SC for review of its verdict.
- May 4, 2018: SC reserves order on review plea of Vinay and Pawan.
- Jul 9: SC dismisses review pleas of three convicts.
- Feb, 2019: Victim's parents move Delhi court for issuance of death warrants of the four convicts
- Dec 10, 2019: Akshay moves plea in SC seeking review of his death penalty.
- Dec 13: Victim's mother moves SC opposing review plea of convict
- Dec 18: SC dismisses Akshay's review plea.
- Delhi govt seeks death warrants for execution of death sentence to the 4 convicts
- Delhi court directs Tihar authorities to issue notice to convicts to avail their remaining legal remedies.
- Dec 19: Delhi HC dismisses plea of Pawan Kumar Gupta claiming he was a juvenile at the time of the offence.
- Jan 6, 2020: Delhi court dismisses complaint filed by Pawan's father seeking FIR against sole witness
- Jan 7: Delhi court orders 4 convicts to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail.
- Jan 14: SC rejects curative petition of Vinay and Mukesh Kumar.
Mukesh files mercy petition before President
- Jan 17: President Ram Nath Kovind rejects mercy plea of Mukesh.
- Trial court issues death warrants again with execution date as February 1, 6 am.
- Jan 25: Mukesh moves SC against rejection of mercy plea.
- Jan 28: SC hears arguments, reserves verdict
- Jan 29: Convict Akshya Kumar approaches SC with curative petition
- SC rejects plea of Mukesh challenging rejection of his mercy plea.
- Jan 30: SC dismisses curative plea of Akshay Kumar Singh.
- Jan 31: SC dismisses plea filed by Pawan seeking review of its order rejecting his juvenility claim.
- Delhi court again postpones execution of the black warrants till further order.
- Feb 1: Centre moves HC against the trial court order.
- Feb 2: HC reserves judgement on Centre's plea.
- Feb 5: HC dismisses Centre plea against trial court order; says all 4 convicts have to be hanged together. It directs the convicts to pursue all legal remedies within a week, failing which the authorities ordered to take action in accordance with law.
Comments
First teach your own men to stop intolerance.
Are you people blind not seeing surge in oppression of poor.
You don't want people to raise their concern when you do all harms to poor and minorities.
Teach patriotism and tolerance to your own men.
Teach them to Denounce Godse who killed the father of Nation who gave you an identity to call you as proud Indian.
Muslims do not need any extra teaching from others.
They have full guidance from their God
Now if you are a true concerned of your nation, then at least learn what is teaching of Islam, just adapt in your routine life.
RSS should come forward to punish the killer of mahatma gandhi. They should ban Nathuram Godse's supporters.
RSS founder and its founding members already proved their patriotism during the time of India's freedom struggle!! We Muslims in India proved our patriotism from Shaheed Tippu Sultan\s time till now, we no need any advice from RSS. A Muslim is not a complete Muslim unless he is not patriotic to his country where he/she live, this is our Prophet's word."
Dear Mr. Indresh Kumar,
Please make sure that loving one's country and its people is a good traits of the Muslims as our beloved Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) has said: \Love of your country (patriotism) is a part of your faith.
Never be under the opinion that Madarasas are not teaching patriotism. We love our country as you love.
Patriotism is love of one's country, loyalty and devotion to it, desire to grow and prosper collectively or as a community, and you need to understand that we muslims are being dignified citizens of India proud to say that many of our patriotic ancestors have sacrificed their blood and life during the freedom struggles of our great nation. Please make sure that Islam does not forbid a Muslim to love his homeland or the country in which he lives or grows up.
Almighty Allah says: \"O Mankind! we have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily the most honorable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has Taqwa, Muttaqoon (pious)\". Verily Allah is all knowing all aware (Quran Chapter Hujuraat, verse No. 13).
May God help all of us to live in peace in this great Nation, INDIA."
RSS should learn what is PATRIOT not the muslims or madrasa childrens.
RSS - Stop making communal voilences,bomb explosions and divie an disturbences in the society.
Preach the patriotism to thier affialitaions like VHP, Bajrangees and Goodaisms groups.
ont question Muslims patriotism.
Yes thats why you are alive.....................
we know how to LOVE our country ,Quran teaches us very nicely , we are all patriotic Indian muslims, our country is our home
Muslims love India more than you do......unlike Nathuram Godse who killed Gandhiji....
Killer of Mahatma Gandhi speaking of Patriot..
No Need Advice from RSS For Muslim
Love your country is part of islam .....
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