Delhi: Tihar writes to Nirbhaya convicts’ kin
TNN | Jan 25, 2020, 04.07 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The Tihar Jail authorities have written to the parents of Nirbhaya’s rapists and killers to inform them that the date for carrying out the death sentence imposed on their sons is February 1. In the letter, the jail authorities said that the hanging would take place at 6am. It asked the relatives, if they wanted to, to approach the jail authorities next week and apply for permission to meet the death-row convicts.
Sources said that upon the receipt of the letter by their families, Mukesh Singh has confined himself to his cell, while Vinay Sharma has become aggressive. Sharma has been requesting the jail authorities to allow him to meet a friend in jail number 4, whom he became emotionally attached to after he was sentenced to death. Jail sources also disclosed that the behaviour of Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur remained normal.
Though there has been no change in Singh’s eating regimen, he has stopped interacting much and is reticent even with relatives who visit him. Sharma, on the other hand, is aggressive during meals and refuses to eat, and is being counselled. As for his request to meet his friend, jail officials said he would not be allowed to meet anyone once he is shifted to a solitary cell.
On Friday, the parents of Singh and Sharma were allowed to meet them for half an hour each. The former’s parents were accompanied by another person, whose identity is as yet unascertained, who quietly counselled him for some time.
Officials revealed that preparations were under way for the hanging on February 1. A doctor has been appointed to check the four convicts. For health reasons, the quartet has been advised to remain calm and have their meals on time.
A big challenge for the authorities is to keep the four men from harming themselves. In order to do this, the jail officials have been swapping their cells and not allowing anyone to stay for more than two days in a particular cell lest they figure out ways to commit suicide or hurt themselves, according to sources. The convicts are even accompanied to the toilets by security officers. Before the men are moved into new cells, these are inspected by a team led by a jail superintendent. The cells remain well lit even at night to allow security personnel to keep an eye on the convicts inside.
While more than 40 police personnel have been deployed in this particular ward in jail number 3, a specially trained team from Tamil Nadu Special Police is posted outside the cells holding the convicts. Team members have been instructed not to communicate with the doomed men in any circumstances.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
TNN | Jan 25, 2020, 04.07 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The Tihar Jail authorities have written to the parents of Nirbhaya’s rapists and killers to inform them that the date for carrying out the death sentence imposed on their sons is February 1. In the letter, the jail authorities said that the hanging would take place at 6am. It asked the relatives, if they wanted to, to approach the jail authorities next week and apply for permission to meet the death-row convicts.
Sources said that upon the receipt of the letter by their families, Mukesh Singh has confined himself to his cell, while Vinay Sharma has become aggressive. Sharma has been requesting the jail authorities to allow him to meet a friend in jail number 4, whom he became emotionally attached to after he was sentenced to death. Jail sources also disclosed that the behaviour of Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur remained normal.
Though there has been no change in Singh’s eating regimen, he has stopped interacting much and is reticent even with relatives who visit him. Sharma, on the other hand, is aggressive during meals and refuses to eat, and is being counselled. As for his request to meet his friend, jail officials said he would not be allowed to meet anyone once he is shifted to a solitary cell.
On Friday, the parents of Singh and Sharma were allowed to meet them for half an hour each. The former’s parents were accompanied by another person, whose identity is as yet unascertained, who quietly counselled him for some time.
Officials revealed that preparations were under way for the hanging on February 1. A doctor has been appointed to check the four convicts. For health reasons, the quartet has been advised to remain calm and have their meals on time.
A big challenge for the authorities is to keep the four men from harming themselves. In order to do this, the jail officials have been swapping their cells and not allowing anyone to stay for more than two days in a particular cell lest they figure out ways to commit suicide or hurt themselves, according to sources. The convicts are even accompanied to the toilets by security officers. Before the men are moved into new cells, these are inspected by a team led by a jail superintendent. The cells remain well lit even at night to allow security personnel to keep an eye on the convicts inside.
While more than 40 police personnel have been deployed in this particular ward in jail number 3, a specially trained team from Tamil Nadu Special Police is posted outside the cells holding the convicts. Team members have been instructed not to communicate with the doomed men in any circumstances.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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