Soon after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, another convict Akshay Thakur on Saturday filed a mercy plea.
Meanwhile, the Centre approached the Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court’s order staying the execution. It said the four condemned prisoners have taken the judicial process for a “joyride” and are acting in tandem to delay their execution.
The court sought response of the four convicts on the stay on their execution. It will hear the petition on Sunday.