Explained: Why death row convicts are hanged before sunrise
In a major development, a Delhi court on Tuesday (January 7) issued the death warrant against all four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. The court ordered that all four convicts should be hanged at 7 am on January 22 at the Tihar jail.
Jan 07, 2020, 17:32 PM ISTWhy prisoners are executed before sunrise – Must Read
Executions are rare in India and death sentences are awarded only in cases of rarest of rare crimes.
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