So that the legal aid providers to the convict is not illusionary or superficiary exercise,” said the judge. Public prosecutor Irfan Ahmed too demanded that the death warrant be issued. On the first day of hearing on Wednesday, the mother of the victim broke down after the judge offered legal aid to one of the convicts Pawan Gupta. I would request you to please issue the death warrant,” said Asha Devi. Mukesh, Vinay, Akshay and Pawan were sentenced to death in September 2013 by the trial court.

Source: Hindustan Times February 13, 2020 10:57 UTC