Nirbhaya Case: News
09 May 2023
Aaftab PoonawallaShraddha Walkar case: Poonawalla charged with murder, pleads not guilty
The Saket Court in Delhi reportedly framed charges of murder and disappearance of evidence against Aaftab Poonawalla, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar to death in May 2022 and chopping her body into 35 pieces, on Tuesday.
11 Apr 2023
Shraddha WalkarShraddha Walkar murder: Father alleges investigative loopholes, attacks Poonawalla's parents
Vikas Walkar, the father of Shraddha Walkar—who was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawalla in Delhi last year—demanded a fast-track trial in the case, alleging several loopholes in the investigation.
06 Jan 2021
Tihar JailUP horror: Woman gang-raped, rod inserted in private parts; dies
In a horrific incident that revives memories of the Nirbhaya incident, a middle-aged woman was gang-raped and brutally assaulted in the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh.
19 Mar 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya: Convicts to be hanged tomorrow, Delhi Court rejects petitions
A day ahead of the execution of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, the Supreme Court rejected the curative petition of convict Pawan Gupta (25).
02 Mar 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya convicts will not be hanged tomorrow; execution postponed
A Delhi court on Monday postponed the execution of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case until further orders.
02 Mar 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya case: SC dismisses curative petition of convict Pawan
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the curative petition of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
29 Feb 2020
Supreme Court Of India2 Nirbhaya convicts move Delhi court seeking stay on execution
Two convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case have approached a Delhi court, seeking a stay on their execution on March 3.
22 Feb 2020
Patiala House CourtRegarding last meeting with families, Tihar writes to Nirbhaya's rapists
Tihar jail has written to four men, who are on death row for brutally raping a 23-year-old paramedical student in Delhi, regarding their final meeting with their respective families.
20 Feb 2020
Tihar JailOn death row, Nirbhaya's rapist tries hurting himself inside Tihar
Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts facing death in connection to the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, attempted to hurt himself inside Tihar jail, said reports.
17 Feb 2020
Delhi High CourtNirbhaya rape convicts to be hanged on March 3
On Monday, a Delhi court issued fresh death warrants against the four convicts in the 2012 "Nirbhaya" gang-rape and murder case.
12 Feb 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya's mother cries in court again, reminds it's been years
Asha Devi, whose daughter was brutally raped and left to die in 2012 in Delhi, broke down inside a Delhi court on Wednesday as the hearing pertaining to convicts' death warrant was adjourned for Thursday.
05 Feb 2020
Delhi High Court#LastChance: Nirbhaya convicts asked to exhaust legal remedies within 7-days
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed all four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case to exhaust all legal remedies available to them within a week's time.
30 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya case: Convict Akshay's curative plea dismissed by SC
On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed the curative petition of Akshay Singh, one of the four convicts on a death row in connection to the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.
24 Jan 2020
Ministry Of Home AffairsOn death row, Nirbhaya's rapists approach court again
In what can be seen as another tactic to delay the death sentence, two convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case have approached the court again.
23 Jan 2020
Sonia GandhiNirbhaya's mother supports Kangana Ranaut's statement against Indira Jaising
Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder victim, has supported Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for slamming a senior lawyer, who asked Devi to forgive the convicts.
20 Jan 2020
Delhi PoliceSC rejects Nirbhaya's rapist's claim of being minor in 2012
Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts of the horrendous Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case pleaded in Supreme Court that he was a minor when the crime happened in 2012, but his plea was rejected today.
19 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya convict's lawyer gets Bar Council notice over 'forged' documents
The Bar Council of Delhi on Saturday issued a notice to the lawyer appearing for a convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
18 Jan 2020
IndiaNirbhaya's mother slams Indira Jaising for saying 'forgive the rapists'
Senior lawyer Indira Jaising made a case for rapists of Nirbhaya saying the mother of the deceased 23-year-old physiotherapy intern should forgive the convicts.
17 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya convicts will now be hanged on February 1
In a fresh turn of events, the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case will now be hanged on February 1.
17 Jan 2020
Mukesh SinghMercy plea of Nirbhaya's rapist rejected by President Kovind
On Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition filed by one of the four convicts who raped Nirbhaya in 2012.
15 Jan 2020
Delhi High CourtHanging of Nirbhaya's rapists stalled, but death warrant not canceled
The four men, who raped and brutally assaulted a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern in New Delhi in 2012, won't be hanged on January 22, Delhi government informed the High Court on Wednesday.
15 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya convicts broke prison rules 23 times: Reports
Scheduled to be hanged in a week, the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case broke prison rules 23 times during their stay at Delhi's Tihar Jail, reports said.
12 Jan 2020
MeerutMeet Pawan Jallad, the man who will execute Nirbhaya convicts
Anyone who commits heinous crimes like the Nirbhaya case deserves to be hanged, says Pawan Jallad, an executioner from Meerut.
07 Jan 2020
Delhi PoliceNirbhaya's rapists to be hanged till death on January 22
The four men, who raped Nirbhaya in 2012, will be hanged till death on January 22 at 7 am, Delhi's Patiala Court announced on Tuesday.
03 Dec 2019
Delhi PoliceDCW chief writes to Modi demanding death penalty for rapists
On Tuesday, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal said the police stopped her from sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar.
01 Nov 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaFile mercy plea or face death: Tihar to Nirbhaya convicts
Seven years after a 23-year-old was subject to inhumane assault in a moving bus in Delhi, the convicts have been told that they can either file a mercy plea before President or wait for their death sentence.
11 May 2019
IndiaIPS officer, who cracked Nirbhaya gang-rape case, gets leadership award
On 17 December 2012, India woke up to a horrific crime, one which hung humanity's head in shame. A 23-year-old physiotherapy student was brutally gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi.
21 Apr 2019
Ministry Of Home AffairsMHA distributes special kits to help probe sexual assault cases
Over 3,100 special kits for collecting blood and semen samples, besides other evidence, to carry out immediate investigations into sexual assault cases have been distributed among States and Union Territories by the Home Affairs Ministry.
16 Dec 2018
West Bengal#NirbhayaCase: Make country better place for women, says CM Mamata
On the sixth anniversary of the Nirbhaya gang rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged people to make the country a better place for women.
26 Oct 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Police files charge-sheet against three in gang-rape case
The West Bengal Police has filed a charge-sheet against three persons in connection with the gangrape of a woman in Jalpaiguri district on October 20.
22 Oct 2018
West BengalWB: Woman allegedly raped by relative, rod inserted in private-parts
In what makes for a brutal incident, a tribal woman was allegedly raped by her relative in West Bengal, and a rod was inserted in her private parts.
11 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya's mother approaches DCW over delay in execution of convicts
The mother of the 23-year-old paramedic student, who was brutally gang-raped and murdered in 2012, today said she approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to look into the delay in execution of the convicts.
09 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya's rapists will be hanged, SC rejects convicts' plea
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the death penalty of three convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case, who had filed review petitions.
25 May 2018
MumbaiUtilizing Nirbhaya-Fund, Mumbai-Police to get drones, AI for women's safety
Becoming the first of the eight 'safe cities' earmarked by Centre for utilizing Nirbhaya Fund, Mumbai Police have made an elaborate plan to ensure women's safety.
14 Apr 2018
Sexual AssaultKathua, Unnao: Has anything changed for India's women since Nirbhaya?
On December 16, 2012, a paramedical student was brutally gang-raped on a bus in Delhi, an incident that forced India to confront the horrors of gender-based sexual violence prevalent in the country.
13 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiDear Modiji, don't you forget, 'Janta Maaf Nahi Karegi'
Does 'Humari betiyon ko suraksha naa de paane wale logon, janta maaf nai karegi' ring a bell?
16 Mar 2018
KarnatakaFormer top cop insults Nirbhaya, her mother, and all women
A former Karnataka top cop created controversy with his misogynistic and patronizing statements.
16 Feb 2018
Madhya PradeshYou value a rape at Rs. 6,000?: SC rebukes MP
The SC was shocked to find out that Madhya Pradesh (MP), which got the highest amount among states from the Nirbhaya Fund, spent around just Rs. 6,000 on an average per rape victim.
02 Feb 2018
IndiaBudget'18: Delhi Police gets allocation of over Rs. 7,000 crore
In the Union Budget 2018-19 announced on Thursday, the Delhi Police has been allocated Rs. 7,426 crore for the next fiscal year, that shows an increase of Rs. 1,048 crore over the current year.
14 Jan 2018
HaryanaHaryana: Minor girl found dead with mangled private-parts, ruptured liver
In yet another spine-chilling Nirbhaya-like incident in Haryana, a minor girl was brutally murdered; her body with completely mutilated private parts and ruptured liver was found near a canal in Jind district's Budhakhera village.