Death for Nirbhay rapists |
In a much-awaited judgment, the Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of four people, convicted of assaulting, gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old in the national capital in December 2012. The Nirbhaya case, which created a wave of shock and anger across the country, led to nationwide protests calling for strict action against the culprits and stronger laws to ensure safety of women. Read: A timeline of what all has happened over the years. The apex court bench observed that the victim was treated in a `devilish manner` which was `humanly inconceivable`. “It sounds like a story from a different world where humanity has been treated with irreverence, the three-judge bench said. It added that the incident brought about a `tsunami of shock` across the country.
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