NEW DELHI: Four men were executed on Friday (March 20) for the gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in December 2012, bringing closure to a case that shone the spotlight on widespread sexual violence faced by women in India.
A lone hangman carried out the executions after courts rejected last-minute pleas by the convicts' lawyers, with the hearings going till late Thursday night.
Nirbhaya -"fearless" in Hindi - was the name given to the 23-year-old physiotherapy student by the Indian media as a rape victim cannot be named under Indian law. Six men who were on the bus, including one who was a juvenile at the time of the crime, were accused. Mukesh Singh was bus driver Ram Singh’s brother and Akshay Thakur was his assistant. Vinay Sharma was a gym assistant and Pawan Gupta a fruit vendor.
"It has been a long fight for justice. I dedicate this day to all daughters of this country, we will continue the battle," Asha Devi said.
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