The men were executed at dawn in Tihar jail, on the outskirts of the capital, two prison officials said. In 2017, the Supreme Court upheld death sentences against four men, with judges ruling the crime met the "rarest of the rare" standard required to justify capital punishment in India. India's president rejected pleas for clemency from the condemned men, after the Supreme Court dismissed their pleas for a review of the death sentences. Outrage over her death led to India passing tough new laws against sexual violence, including the death penalty for rape in some cases. Just over 85% led to charges, and 27% to convictions, according to the annual crime report released by the federal home ministry.

Source: bd News24 March 20, 2020 00:56 UTC