Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts of Nirbhaya rape and murder case has approached to Supreme Court and files plea against the death sentence after a Delhi court declared that the four rapists will be hanged at 7 am on January 22.
All four reportedly broke down in jail after the death warrant. The death warrant has to be executed in 14 days, according to the order, and the convicts have this period to use exercise their remedies. The centre had last month recommended to President Ram Nath Kovind the rejection of a request for mercy by Vinay Sharma.