‘Convicts suffer from anxiety after mercy plea is rejected’
This was corroborated by other sources too.
Under the jail rules, implemented in 2018, the convicts as well as their families will be handed the death sentence in a red envelope during the 14-day period. The acknowledgement and date of its receipt have to be entered in a register with the superintendent. “During this period of 14 days, the convicts will be allowed to prepare their will and hand over their personal belongings under the supervision of the jail superintendent. A death row convict would also be shifted to a brightly lit, solitary confinement cell where they will be kept under the watch of a warden through the day,” said Gupta. Gupta recalled that convicts under death row often go into bouts of anxiety and depression after their mercy plea is rejected. “I remember in the cases of Ranga and Billa, Kartar and Ujagar Singh, we had to be extra careful about their health and mental condition before the actual execution took place. For the Nirbhaya case convicts, the jail authorities should be prepared for such circumstances,” he said.
On Thursday, Nirbhaya’s mother filed another petition asking the government to file a status report on steps being taken for execution of the four men and asked for expediting execution of death sentences.
›From P 1
This was corroborated by other sources too.
Under the jail rules, implemented in 2018, the convicts as well as their families will be handed the death sentence in a red envelope during the 14-day period. The acknowledgement and date of its receipt have to be entered in a register with the superintendent. “During this period of 14 days, the convicts will be allowed to prepare their will and hand over their personal belongings under the supervision of the jail superintendent. A death row convict would also be shifted to a brightly lit, solitary confinement cell where they will be kept under the watch of a warden through the day,” said Gupta. Gupta recalled that convicts under death row often go into bouts of anxiety and depression after their mercy plea is rejected. “I remember in the cases of Ranga and Billa, Kartar and Ujagar Singh, we had to be extra careful about their health and mental condition before the actual execution took place. For the Nirbhaya case convicts, the jail authorities should be prepared for such circumstances,” he said.
On Thursday, Nirbhaya’s mother filed another petition asking the government to file a status report on steps being taken for execution of the four men and asked for expediting execution of death sentences.
›From P 1
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