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Following is the chronology of events in the sensational 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case in which four death row convicts were hanged Friday morning: 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 victim is admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. Dec 29: Victim succumbs to injuries and other medical conditions. Police add murder charge in FIR. Jan 2, 2013: Then Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir inaugurates fast track court (FTC) for speedy trial in sexual offence cases. Aug 31: JJB convicts a minor for gang-rape and murder and awards three-year term at probation home. Sep 10: Delhi 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. 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. Feb 3, 2017: SC says it would hear afresh the aspect of awarding death penalty to the convicts. 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 15: Convicts Vinay Sharma and Pawan Kumar Gupta move SC for review of its verdict. 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 18: SC dismisses Akshay's review plea. 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. 
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 Jan 6, 2020: Delhi court dismisses complaint filed by Pawan's father seeking FIR against sole witness for allegedly deposing falsely. Jan 7: Delhi court issues death warrants against the four convicts for hanging on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. Jan 14: SC rejects curative petition of Vinay and Mukesh. Mukesh files mercy petition before President. Jan 17: President Ram Nath Kovind rejects Mukesh's mercy plea. Tihar jail authorities seeks fresh date of hanging, trial court fixes Feb 1, 6 AM for execution. Jan 25: Mukesh moves SC against rejection of mercy plea. Jan 29: Akshay approaches SC with curative petition. SC rejects plea of Mukesh challenging rejection of his mercy plea. Jan 30: SC dismisses curative plea of Akshay. Jan 31: SC dismisses Pawan's plea seeking review of its order rejecting his juvenility claim. Delhi court again postpones execution of the black warrants till further order. Feb 5: HC dismisses Centre's plea against trial court order; says all 4 convicts have to be hanged together. It directs convicts to pursue all legal remedies within a week, failing which the authorities ordered to take action in accordance with law. Centre, Delhi govt move SC challenging HC verdict on hanging of convicts. Feb 6: Tihar authorities move court for fresh death warrants, trial court seeks convicts response. Feb 7: Delhi court dismisses Tihar's plea seeking fresh date for execution of convicts. Feb 11: Vinay moves SC challenging rejection of mercy plea. Victim's parents move Delhi court seeking fresh death warrant for convicts. Feb 13: Pawan refuses lawyer from DLSA as legal aid, jail authorities inform trial court. SC appoints senior advocate Anjana Prakash as amicus to represent Pawan. Vinay claims mental illness in SC, Centre says he has sound mind. Feb 14: SC dismisses Vinay's plea challenging rejection of mercy petition. Feb 17: Mukesh refuses to be represented by advocate Vrinda Grover. Delhi court issues fresh death warrants for March 3. Feb 28: Pawan files curative plea in SC Mar 2: SC dismisses curative petition of Pawan. He files mercy plea. Delhi court defers hanging of 4 death row convicts till further order. Mar 4: Delhi govt moves court seeking fresh date for execution of cnvicts. Mar 5: Delhi court fixes Mar 20 as date of execution of convicts. Mar 6: Mukesh moves SC seeking restoration of his legal remedies. Mar 11: Pawan moves court for FIR against cops for alleged prison assault. Mar 12: Pawan's father moves HC against rejection of complaint for FIR against sole witness. Mar 13: Vinay moves HC claiming procedural lapse in mercy plea rejection. Mar 16: SC rejects Mukesh's plea seeking restoration of legal remedies. 3 death row convicts move ICJ seeking stay on execution. Mar 17: Mukesh moves court seeking quashing of death penalty on claim of not being in Delhi at the time of crime, plea dismissed. Pawan moves SC with fresh curative petition and Akshay files second mercy petition. Mar 18: Mukesh moves HC against trial court's Mar 17 order, plea dismissed. Pawan, Vinay and Akshay seek stay on death penalty, Delhi court issues notice to Tihar, Police. Mar 19: SC rejects curative petition of Pawan. Mukesh moves SC claiming he was not in Delhi on Dec 16, 2012, plea dismissed. Delhi court dismisses plea of Pawan, Vinay and Akshay seeking stay of execution. SC dismisses Akshay's plea challenging rejection of second mercy petition. Mar 20: Delhi HC dismisses plea of three convicts seeking stay on execution, convicts move SC. In a pre-dwan hearing, SC brings down curtain on the case by rejecting plea of Pawan Gupta against rejection of second mercy plea. All four convicts hanged in Tihar jail at 5.30 am.

Timeline of the Nirbhaya case — the seven year march to justice

<ul><li><keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> of India rejects the review petition of Akshay Singh, one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case. </li><li>The Supreme Court today upheld the 2017 judgement saying that it found no error in the verdict given by a fast-track court. </li><li> Two years back, four of the six accused in the horrific rape case were sentenced to death. </li></ul> The Supreme Court today upheld the 2017 judgement saying that it found no error in the verdict given by a fast-track court. Two years back, four of the six accused in the horrific rape case were sentenced to death. In a review petition, Akshay Kumar Singh — one of the accused said that no CBI probe was conducted and that the real culprits are still out. He also argued that six people cannot possibly rape a girl in 21 minutes. He also presented a book by Sunil Gupta — that talks about yet another accused Ram Singh’s death in Tihar jail. Ram Singh had committed suicide in jail. One of the bizarre arguments by Akshay Kumar Singh was about Delhi’s bad air quality he said, “People are already dying so why give a death penalty.” The horrific <keyword id="1501541" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirbhaya-case">Nirbhaya case</keyword> In 2012, a 23-year-old paramedical student was gangraped and brutally assaulted on the intervening night of December 16-17 inside a moving bus. Later, she was thrown out at an isolated place by the accused. Due to the brutality inflicted on her, she died on December 29, 2012 at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. Police had arrested all the six accused in the case. Ram Singh, one of them allegedly committed suicide in jail. A juvenile who also convicted was released from a reformation home after serving a three-year term. As many cases and petitions were filed after the fast track court verdict. In fact, in 2017, Supreme Court upheld capital punishment and so did the Delhi High Court. Thousands of people marched on the street across the country to protest against the judicial system. The case lead to the government setting up Nirbhaya Fund — a Rs 10 billion corpus which helps state governments facilitate women safety services. The government also introduced a Nirbhaya Act on April 3, 2013 that mandates strict punishments for sex crimes. The government also expanded the definition of rape and involved forced penetration, oral, vaginal or anal, with any foreign object in it. It also recognised stalking and voyeurism as an offence. The law also stated that certain offence will be dealt separately under IPC such as acid attack (Sec 326A), attempt to acid attack (Sec 326B), sexual harassment (Sec 354A), act with intention to disrobe a woman (Sec 354B), voyeurism (Sec 354C), and stalking (Sec 354D). In 2019, two rape cases <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/unnao-rape-case-delhi-high-court-convicts-ex-bjp-mla-kuldeep-singh-sengar/articleshow/72751775.cms?utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=Click_through_social_share">shocked the nation when both the victims were burnt to death</a>. The first was the rape and murder of a 27-year old doctor in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/hyderabad-rape-case-accused-shot-dead-in-a-police-encounter/articleshow/72393351.cms">Hyderabad which culminated into an encounter where all the accused were shot by Telangana police</a>. Yet another rape victim of Unnao died a horrific death as the 23 year old girl was stabbed and set on fire as she was on her way to a court hearing. This week, a Delhi Court<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/unnao-rape-case-delhi-high-court-convicts-ex-bjp-mla-kuldeep-singh-sengar/articleshow/72751775.cms?utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=Click_through_social_share"> convicted former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for kidnapping</a> and raping a minor girl in Unnao in 2017. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/hyderabad-rape-case-accused-shot-dead-in-a-police-encounter/articleshow/72393351.cms">Hyderabad rape case accused shot dead in an encounter and magisterial probe is ordered</a>

Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court rejects review petition and upholds death penalty

As news of hanging of her daughter's four rapists flashed on the TV screen, Asha Devi heaved a sigh of relief, hugged her loved ones, held back her tears and with a voice heavy with emotion said that the sun will rise on Friday with new hopes for daughters of India. The curtains came down at 5.30 a.m. when Akshay, Pawan, Vinay and Mukesh of the six men, who brutally raped a Delhi student on a moving bus on a winter night in December 2012, were finally hanged to death. <keyword id="6357643" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirbhaya">Nirbhaya</keyword>'s mother and father have been fighting an ending legal battle to see their end for seven long years. Speaking to IANS, Asha Devi said, "Justice has been delivered today. Four <keyword id="61982" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="convicts">convicts</keyword> have been hanged till death. Today's rising sun is dedicated to the daughters of this country. "Not only Nirbhaya, but the entire country that was shaken to its core on that December 16 night in 2012, was delivered justice." She has waited with baited breath to see the day when finally her daughter's rapists would be hanged, and Asha Devi could not contain her satisfaction when the confirmation of hanging of four convicts in the gang rape and murder case came in a little after 5.35 a.m. on Friday. A little after 6 a.m. the doctor confirmed that her daughter's attackers were dead. Speaking to the throng of media personnel waiting outside her residence, Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi said that her faith in the judiciary had been vindicated. A visibly relieved Asha Devi said that the hangings of the four convicts would send a strong signal for deterrence. "Our fight for security of daughters across the country will continue" she said. "I returned from the Supreme Court, hugged my daughter's photograph and told her: 'Today, justice has been delivered'." "I dedicate this day -- March 20 to all the women in the country because #Nirbhaya got justice, today," she said. She said: "Proud to be known as Nirbhaya's mother. She fought so hard. And I have waited long to see this day. The flaw in our justice system were exposed. But finally all four were hanged in one go. A first of its kind of justice, which will definitely be a lesson to others." "Will continue this struggle for other daughters in the country," she said and remembered all the unfulfilled dreams of her child, whom she could not save. Nirbhaya's father too expressed satisfaction at the turn of events, which have been escaping from their grasp for -- justice have been slipping through their fingers as the convicts had made every last ditch attempt to escape the gallows. "I'm happy and the entire community is happy, the country is happy toady as justice has been delivered," said the father and expressed his gratitude to all -- media, Nirbhaya's friends, people who have fought long and hard alongside his wife and him, the protesters who took out candle marches. He thanked all for making it happen. Friday morning's hanging of the four convicts brought to an end the seven year quest for justice by the parents of the young girl who was brutally gang raped by six persons in Delhi, in December 2012.

Friday's sun rose for daughters of India: Nirbhaya's mother

The Tihar jail authorities on Thursday told the trial court that none of the legal remedies of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case are pending, as the court reserved its order on an application filed by the convicts seeking stay on their execution scheduled for 5.30 a.m. on Friday. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana reserved the order. The four convicts have been trying to postpone the hanging on the pretext of pending legal remedies. "No legal remedies are pending as of now. Pawan and Akshay's second mercy was also not entertained by the President of India," Public Prosecutor Irfan Ahmad told the court. He said President <keyword id="6354561" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ram-nath-kovind">Ram Nath Kovind</keyword> had entertained their first mercy plea on merits and it was given due consideration. Four convicts -- Vinay, Mukesh, Akshay, and Pawan are scheduled to be hanged by the noose on March 20 at 5:30 a.m. for brutally raping and murdering a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on December 16, 2012. In another manoeuvre to delay the ensuing death sentence, three death-row convicts, represented by advocate A.P. Singh, had knocked on the doors of the trial court two days before the hanging seeking stay on their hanging on the grounds that their legal remedies are pending. --IANS aka/in

Nirbhaya convicts set to hang tomorrow as they exhaust every legal remedy

<ul><li>Death warrants have been issued against the four convicted in the <keyword id="1510957" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirbhaya-rape-case">Nirbhaya rape case</keyword>.</li><li>Their executions have been scheduled on January 22 at 7 am. </li><li>Nirbhaya’s mother believes this judgement will restore the faith of women in the judicial system.</li></ul>Delhi’s Patiala House Court today issued death warrants against the four convicted in the Nirbhaya rape case, seven years after the crime shook the nation. Originally, the police arrested six individuals in connection with the case. One of the assailants, Ram Singh allegedly committed suicide in jail. Another, a juvenile, was released from a reformation home after serving a three-year term. The remaining four — Akshay, Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma — will be executed on January 22 at 7 am in Jail Cell 3 in Tihar Jail. The same place where Afzal Guru, the terrorist behind India’s Parliamentary attack, was hanged. “The order will restore the faith of women in law,” Nirbhaya's mother, Asha Devi, told reporters outside the courthouse. "I am happy with the court's decision. The convicts will be hanged at 7 am on 22nd January; This decision will instil fear in people who commit such crimes," said her father, Badrinath Singh. Preparations for the executions have been well underway for over a month like special ropes are being brought in from Buxar Jail. The gang-rape that led to death In 2012, a 23-year-old paramedical student was gang-raped and brutally assaulted on the intervening night of December 16 inside a moving bus. After the abuse, she was thrown out of the vehicle at an isolated juncture. Though alive, she was brutally wounded. On December 29, she gave in to her injuries and passed way at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. Thousands of people marched on the street across the country to protest against the judicial system. The case led to the government setting up the Nirbhaya Fund — a ₹10 billion corpus which helps state governments facilitate women safety services. The government also introduced a Nirbhaya Act in April 2013, that mandates strict punishments for sex crimes.

Death warrants issued against Nirbhaya convicts — will be hanged on January 22

New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) President <keyword id="6354561" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ram-nath-kovind">Ram Nath Kovind</keyword> on Friday rejected the mercy plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four men convicted in the 2012 <keyword id="6357643" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirbhaya">Nirbhaya</keyword> gangrape and murder case, sources said. The rejection came soon after the Union Home Ministry forwarded the petition to the president on Friday morning. "It's a very good thing. Our hopes have gone up after the disheartening news that the execution might be delayed," the young woman's father told PTI as news came in of the rejection. Mukesh had filed his mercy petition two days ago. The four convicts -- Mukesh (32), Vinay Sharma (26), Akshay Kumar Singh (31) and Pawan Gupta (25) -- were to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar Jail, a Delhi court had announced on January 7 while issuing their death warrants. However, the Delhi government informed the high court during a hearing that the execution of the convicts will not take place on the day as a mercy plea had been filed by Mukesh.

President rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh

The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> upheld <keyword id="6355014" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-High-Court">Delhi High Court</keyword>’s decision and awarded death sentence to four convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case which shook the entire nation. Supreme Court termed it as a barbaric incident in its order. The top court upheld the death penalty, “taking the serious injuries, the severe nature of offence committed by the convicts.” “Victim's dying declaration is consistent; it has been proved beyond doubt and corroborated. Nature and manner of the crime devastated social trust, falls in 'rarest of rare' category warranting death penalty,” stated the Supreme Court. The Apex Court said aggravating circumstances outweighed mitigating circumstances in the case and the offence created "tsunami of shock". In 2012, six people lured a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist and her male friend onto a bus in Delhi. The six culprits repeatedly raped the girl and beat both of them with a metal bar before dumping them on a road. The girl died two weeks later of her injuries. Four of the convicts- Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh-were sentenced to death while the fifth hanged, Ram Singh, himself in <keyword id="56350" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tihar-jail">Tihar Jail</keyword> in Delhi in 2013. The sixth one was released after three years of jail for being a juvenile. The four convicts had appealed to the top court to consider their death sentence.

Breaking News: Nirbhaya Verdict-Death for all 4 convicts, says SC

Protests continue to surge across India against the rape of 19-year old Dalit girl from the <keyword id="6390895" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="hathras">Hathras</keyword> district in Uttar Pradesh. Congress workers are holding a candlelight march near India Gate against the alleged gang-rape. Protests also errupted in other parts of the country, like Pune, Chennai and Kolkata. after the brief detainment of <keyword id="5268" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> and <keyword id="12587" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Priyanka-Gandhi">Priyanka Gandhi</keyword> Vadra by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police. Meanwhile, Seema Kushwaha — who fought on the behalf of the rape victim in the landmark Nirbhaya case — may also be roped into defend the Hathras victim. "The family of the alleged gang-rape victim called me to Hathras as they want me to stand as their legal counsel. I'm not being allowed to meet them as administration says it will affect law and order situation," she told ANI. UP Police claims Hathras victim was not raped A senior Uttar Pradesh police officer said on Thursday said the forensic report has revealed that the 19-year-old Hathras woman who succumbed to her injuries at a Delhi hospital was not raped. Citing a forensic science laboratory (FSL) report, ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said the cause of her death is an injury on the neck and trauma resulting due to it. "The report of the FSL has also come. It says clearly that samples did not have sperm. It makes clear that there was no rape or gang rape," Kumar said. "Even the woman in her statement to police did not mention about rape but talked about 'marpeet' (beating) only," he said. "For disturbing social harmony and create caste violence, some persons wrongly presented facts," the UP police officer said. "Police took immediate action in the case and now we will identify those who tried to disturb social harmony and create caste violence," the ADG added, stressing that people "distorted facts" in the media. Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi detained for violating Section 188 on their march to Hathras Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been detailed by the Uttar Pradesh police their way to Hathras for violating Section 188 of the Disaster Management Act. It cites disobedience which causes danger to human life, health or safety or causes or tends to cause riot or affray. Violation of Section 188 can lead to an imprisonment term up to 6 months or a fine up to 1,000 rupees. As he was being arrested, Rahul Gandhi reportedly tripped amid the melee as he was being detained by the police. <div type="image" title="rahul gandhi arrest2" msid="78426053" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Rahul Gandhi seen tripping in the process of being detained by the UP Police on his way to Hathras&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The group of Congress workers was still around 140 kilometers away from Hathras when the arrest occurred. The Gandhi's were on the way to visit the family of the 19-year old gang rape victim.. The rushed cremation of the victim has led to a surge in protests across the country. As the two Gandhi's were being taken away, Congress workers were seen blocking the road to keep the police van from leaving, which ensued in the UP police using force to clear the way. They have been taken to the Buddh International Circuit guest house. NCW seeks explanation from UP Police on urgency to cremate body of Hathras gangrape victim <ul class="inte_common"></ul>The National Commission for Women (NCW), in a statement, said it is shocked at the brutal gangrape of a 20-year-old woman in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh who died in Delhi after fighting for life for two weeks. The incident underlines the grim state of women in the society, it said. The commission said it also came across a disturbing report on police officials cremating her body in the middle of the night without the permission and presence of her family members. It has been reported that the victim's body was cremated at 2:30 am by the police without the presence of any family member. "The victim's family had reportedly appealed to the District Magistrate for taking her body home for performing the last rites, however the police went ahead with the cremation while most of her family members were away," it said. "The commission has now written to Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh seeking an explanation on the urgency to cremate the body of the victim in the middle of the night that too in the absence of her family. NCW has asked the administration to send a reply on the same at the earliest," it said. Congress convoy to Hathras stopped in UP —Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi proceed on foot Vehicles of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who were on their way to Hathras to meet the family of the Dalit gang-rape victim, were stopped in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Thursday, party officials said. <div type="twitter" handle="ANINewsUP" handlename="ANI UP" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/706717125369470976/C-CLFqhC_normal.jpg" favoritecount="503" retweetcount="115" status="Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with Congress workers walks along the Yamuna Expressway, after her vehicle was stopped… https://t.co/BJH2t8gltG" createdat="1601540406000" id="1311581642146816000"></div> The convoy was stopped near Pari Chowk, prompting party workers and senior leaders to proceed on foot, with some functionaries saying they will walk down to Hathras. Around the same time last year, we were fighting for the Unnao daughter and the situation in UP has not changed in a year, Priyanka Gandhi told reporters as she started walking on the expressway. The Uttar Pradesh government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath must take responsibility for women safety in the state and ensure atrocities against them are stopped, she added. After Hathras, another gangrape victim dies in UP's Balrampur A 22-year-old Dalit woman died after allegedly being raped by two men in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, succumbing to critical injuries on the same day as the teen from Hathras in the state who breathed her last in a Delhi hospital two weeks after she was gangraped. Both the women died on Tuesday and were cremated on Wednesday. The two men accused of assaulting the woman from Balrampur have been arrested, police said amid outrage over the death of the 19-year-old Dalit woman from Hathras. The Balrampur victim's mother told reporters on Wednesday night that the rapists broke her daughter's legs and back, a charge denied by the police. "My daughter had gone to take admission in a college on Tuesday. On her way back, three-four persons abducted her, took her to their room, gave her an injection and raped her. They later sent her back on an e-rickshaw, which dumped her outside our house. They broke her legs and back. She could not stand or talk," the woman said. Quoting the victim's family members, Balrampur Superintendent of Police (SP) Dev Ranjan Verma said the woman worked in a private firm and returned home on Tuesday in a serious condition. She looked dazed and had a cannula, medically known as Vigo and used for administering an injection or other fluids in the body, inserted in her hands. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but died on the way, the SP said. When the matter was reported to the police by the hospital, her parents alleged she was gangraped, he added. Acting on the family's complaint, police identified the accused as Shahid and Sahil and arrested them. About the mother's allegation that the woman's legs and back were broken, Verma said, "It was not confirmed in the post-mortem. We contradict this news." She was cremated on Wednesday after the post-mortem in the presence of her family members, the police said. The district magistrate and the SP, along with the mahant of the Devipatan temple, Mithilesh Nath Yogi, visited her home on Thursday morning, met the family members and condoled her death. "The family members were assured that the accused will be given a strict punishment in accordance with law. A letter sanctioning a financial assistance of Rs 6,18,450 was handed over to them by the mahant. The amount will be sent to the victim's mother's bank account by the afternoon," a statement issued here said. The mother has demanded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh and a government job for her son. "My daughter wanted to become a lawyer but she was killed. The same fate should await the culprits. We want justice. My son should be given a government job and we should get at least Rs 25 lakh as compensation," she said. Safdarjung Hospital releases autopsy The autopsy of the 19-year old victim of the Hathras gang rape reveals that she was tortured, strangled and suffered from a cervical spine injury. However, the final diagnoses does not mention rape. It reads, "Alleged post-strangulation with cervical spine injury with sepsis with cardiopulmonary arrest." Instead, ‘rape and strangulation’ have been noted under the ‘<a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hathras-gang-rape-autopsy-report-shows-victim-was-strangled-suffered-cervical-spine-injury-2303696">medical history</a>’ section. The report adds that the victim was given CPR and ‘despite all resuscitative efforts’ was declared dead at 8:55 am on Tuesday, September 27. Section 144 in Hathras, borders sealed The district administration in Hathras has imposed Section 144 in the area and has banned the entry of all 'outsiders' including media persons in Boolgarhi Village where a 19-year-old Dalit girl was gang-raped and later passed away. District Magistrate Praveen Lakshkar said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT), set up to probe the incident, has reached the village and is interacting with the family and other people to record their statements. "They do not want any disturbance and hence, all entry of outsiders has been stopped," he said. The District Magistrate further said that he had no information of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra reaching Hathras to meet the bereaved family. NHRC issues notice to Yogi government on Hathras incident The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the Hathras incident of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl and has issued a notice to the Yogi Adityanath government. The Commission has directed the state government to provide adequate protection to the family of the deceased, keeping in view the gravity of the matter and also the aspect of the witness protection as there is apparent rift between two communities. The government has been asked to respond to the notice within four weeks. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="78421883" title="Hathras rape case: NHRC directs UP government to provide adequate protection to victim's family" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> 80 people detained over Hathras gangrape protest Delhi Police on Wednesday detained at least 80 persons who staged a protest over the Hathras gangrape case. This includes 36 men and 44 women. "Today around 11.30 pm, members of different parties - AIDWA, DSDU, AISA AIMSS - tried to reach UP Bhawan, SP Marg to stage a protest demanding harsh punishment for accused persons in Hathras gangrape case. We have detained 80 people in this connection," said a senior police officer. Police said that as the protestors have violated order u/s 144 CrPC in force and other laws regarding Covid-19, FIR u/s 188 IPC, 3 Epidemic Act &amp; 51(b) Disaster Management Act, PS Chanakyapuri has been registered against the protesters. Yogi announces ₹ 25 lakh aid for victim’s family Amid an uproar over the cremation of the body of a Dalit gang-rape victim early on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to the 19-year-old woman's father in Hathras district and offered his condolences. He also announced a compensation of ₹ 25 lakh to the bereaved family, apart from a job to one of its members. The family would also be given a house. The victim's father sought the harshest punishment for the four accused arrested for the crime reported on September 14. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avanish Awasthi said that the Chief Minister assured the woman's father of the most stringent action against the culprits and all possible help to the family. Yogi sets up SIT to probe Hathras incident The Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday set up a Special investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Hathras incident. The SIT, according to official sources, will comprise home secretary Bhagwan Swaroop, DIG Chandra Prakash and IPS officer Poonam. The SIT will submit its report at the earliest. The Chief Minister, sources said, has decided to send the case to a fast track court in order to ensure justice to the victim. All four accused have already been arrested. PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking CBI probe in Hathras gang-rape and murder A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a CBI probe or SIT investigation under a sitting or former Supreme Court or High Court judge in the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district. The PIL has been filed by social activist Satyama Dubey and advocates Vishal Thakre and Rudra Pratap Yadav. The petitioners urged the apex court to pass appropriate order for a fair investigation - either by the CBI or the SIT under a sitting or retired judge of Supreme Court or High Court - and transfer the case to Delhi, as Uttar Pradesh authorities had failed to take certain actions against the accused. The plea said the victim was first raped and then brutally assaulted, and according to a medical report, her tongue was chopped and her neck and back bones broken by the accused, who belonged to an upper caste. The victim succumbed to her injuries at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi. The petitioner said on September 14, the accused persons raped and brutally assaulted the victim when she was in the fields to collect fodder for her cattle. It also said that the police have said the victim's cremation was being carried out as per the wishes of the family, which was not true, and the police personnel set fire to the body of the deceased, even as media persons were banned, as per the information received, said the plea. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday also wrote to Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde to urge the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the gruesome gang rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district. Hathras victim cremated, police denies coercion The 19-year-old Dalit woman from Hathra was cremated early Wednesday in her village amid tight security. "The police have forcibly taken the dead body, and my father along with them for cremation. When my father reached Hathras, he was immediately taken (to the crematorium) by the police," the victim's brother told the media. However, Hathras police have denied the charges and has issued a notice saying the coercion being talked about on social media is canard. It said: "The family cremated the body with due rituals under the supervision of police and administration." The victim, who was paralyzed after being allegedly dragged on the field by her attackers on September 14, died at the Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday after battling for life for a fortnight. Her mortal remains reached the Boolgarhi village around midnight and the cremation was done at 3 a.m. There was tension as the victim's mortal remains reached the village and people tried to block the ambulance from moving ahead. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikrant Veer denied any 'urgency' by the police in holding the cremation at night even though cremations do not normally take place after sunset. He added that the cremation was done by the family as usual after the body reached Boolgarhi village. The SP claimed that the situation is calm in the village, but heavy police force has been deployed. The woman was allegedly raped in a Hathras village by four men, who were later taken into custody. Initially she was rushed to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in Aligarh, but on Monday night had to be shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi after her condition deteriorated. She was in a critical condition and on ventilator support. (With inputs from IANS and PTI)

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New Delhi, Jan 16 () After observing little progress on setting up monitoring centres by states for implementation of vehicle tracking system, the Centre has stepped in to ensure effective implementation of the project under the Nirbhaya Framework with an assistance of Rs 332 crore.
In a letter to Principal Secretaries and Transport Commissioners of states and Union territories, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has asked them to apply for the assistance by February 15.
"Since very little progress could be achieved on setting up the Monitoring Centers, it was felt necessary to support the States under Nirbhaya Framework to set up Monitoring Centers at the earliest so as to effectively implement the vehicle tracking system and ensure safe commute to the women and children in public passenger transport vehicles," the communication said.
The ministry earlier had mandated vehicle location tracking (VLT) device and emergency buttons be fitted in all public service vehicle w e f from April 1, 2018, which was re-examined and it was decided to give exemption to all public service vehicles that were registered till December 31, 2018 (old vehicles) from these requirements till the time as notified by state/UT governments.
All public service vehicles registered on or after January 1, 2019 must be fitted with VLT device and emergency buttons, it has said.
However, little progress was observed on state's parts, the communication said, adding under the project now 37 states / UTs have been divided into four categories, and the Centre would provide 60 per cent assistance for states, which do not fall in difficult terrain, while 90 per cent to states under difficult terrains and 100 per cent in case of UTs.
The total project, it said, will cost about Rs 463.90 crore out of which central assistance will be to the tune of Rs 332.24 crore.
"The objective of the project is to improve safety of women and children in public service vehicles through the implementation of CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules) 125H.
Accordingly, all the specified public service vehicles will be equipped with VLT device with multiple emergency buttons for requesting
emergency response, the ministry has said.
It added that the states and UTs will set up monitoring centres for watch out alerts and emergency buttons etc.
Nirbhaya Framework was issued for steps for safety of women in the wake of December 2012 Nirbhaya case, in which six people had gang-raped a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern in a moving bus, which had sparked a countrywide protest. NAM BAL

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The juvenile convict in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Nirbhaya+rape">Nirbhaya rape</a> and murder case may walk free on December 20. That might not happen only if the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Delhi+High+Court">Delhi High Court</a> intervenes in support of the Centre's concerns about his ‘mental condition’. 
 
On Monday, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Delhi+government">Delhi government</a>'s department of women and child development (WCD) unveiled a rehabilitation plan for the juvenile. This includes a one-time financial grant of Rs 10,000 and a sewing machine so that he can rent a tailoring shop. 
 
"The juvenile in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Nirbhaya+rape">Nirbhaya</a> case needs to be supported financially jointly by his parents and by the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Delhi+government">Delhi government</a>," the WCD department said in a report. 
 
The WCD department said, one day before the youth's release, his parents and close relatives should be brought to Delhi at the government's expense and accompanied by WCD officials, "in a safe and secure manner, preferably in a private taxi". 
 
The report says officials can then accompany him to his home state "in a private taxi other than the one in which they were brought to Delhi, in absolute confidentiality". 
 
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The crimes against women have been rampantly increasing in India. It is thus essential that we take urgent measures to safeguard women in the country. But how do we do it? By increasing police posts or enabling special forces for the task? While these are some of the alternatives, what can really do wonders is: if youths change their mindset towards women and start respecting them. 
 Keeping this in mind, Anurag Thakur, president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (<keyword id="73679" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJYM">BJYM</keyword>) and a member of the Lok Sabha, had launched a nationwide campaign ‘Honour Our Women’ (HOW Foundation) last year. HOW foundation, is “an initiative to provide a platform for all those who are individually working towards the safety of women and to constructively make a difference in the lives of about 49% of our population.” It works on the ethos of Thakur’s slogan “Soch Badlo, <keyword id="2612591" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Desh-Badlega">Desh Badlega</keyword>.” The foundation strives to involve the youth and change their mindset about women that they are not just objects. 
 In Anurag Thakur’s words, “The HOW initiative is a befitting tribute to one woman who lost her life, but awakened a million others. A year back, when thousands of men and women came on the streets in protest, they were not just demanding justice for Nirbhaya, but they also wanted a guarantee that there will not be any more Nirbhaya cases ever again. But despite new laws and all the policing, cases of rape and <keyword id="6363203" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Crime-against-women">crime against women</keyword> were seen to be on rise.” 
 
So, How does ‘HOW’ work? It organises talks, counselling sessions, panel discussions, street shows etc in order to communicate about the cause. The foundation hasn’t even completed one year, but it already has various teams working dedicatedly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi. It also invites ideas from school and college students on how to make a difference through creative projects like drama and arts to engage the general public. Under this initiative, it involves educational institutions for conducting street plays and holding panel discussions on various issues related to the safety of women. It also imparts self-defense training to women to make them strong enough to be able to stand up for themselves. 
 
In an interview to <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/12/19/bjp-youth-leader-we-need-to-change-mindsets/">The Wall Street Journal</a>, Thakur had said, “I think it’s all about morality, it’s about mindset. If you still think of a woman as an object, or if men think they can do anything and get away with it, nothing will change. People in our country like to hold a candle and do a march. But that’s for a day and then we get busy with our routine lives.” 
 
The group has several upcoming events lined up in the next ten days: A street show against female foeticide at the Mall, Shimla(on November 25th, 2014) and HOW Talk at the DNS School, Jalandhar (on 2nd December, 2014).

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