Nirbhaya case convict Mukesh's mercy plea rejected by President Kovind

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President Ram Nath Kovind on January 17, rejected the mercy petition filed by Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case convict Mukesh Singh.

#BREAKING – President rejects Nirbhaya rapist Mukesh’s mercy petition.#JusticeForNirbhaya pic.twitter.com/banpLrCksY

— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 17, 2020

The curative plea had reached the MHA after the Delhi government had rejected it. The plea was forwarded to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's office thereafter, who also sought rejection of the plea.

Meanwhile, Vinay Sharma, another person convicted in the Nirbhaya case, reportedly attempted suicide on January 15, by hanging himself inside the toilet of Tihar jail, where they are lodged at the moment.

Vinay's lawyer AP Singh claimed that he was rescued at the nick of time by security personnel present at the scene. However, Sandeep Goyal, the Director-General of Prisons, has junked all reports of any such incident taking place in the jail premise.

Jail sources have, however, informed that after keeping Vinay under medical surveillance for a day, all four convicts, including Akshay Kumar Sing and Pawan Gupta, were shifted to jail number 3, located closer to the hanging house.