Nirbhaya convicts to be executed in Jail No 3; Tihar to approach Meerut hangman

The four convicts in the Nirbhaya case will be executed in Jail No 3, hours after a Delhi court issued death warrants against them and declared that they will be hanged at 7 am on January 22. Earlier on December 22, Pawan Jallad, executioner at the Meerut Jail, had expressed his desire to hang the four accused.

New Delhi:The four convicts in the Nirbhaya case will be executed in Jail No 3, a senior Tihar Jail official said on Tuesday, hours after a Delhi court issued death warrants against them and declared that they will be hanged at 7 am on January 22.

Three of the convicts are lodged in Jail No 2, while one is in Jail No 4, the official said.

Sources said the jail authorities will approach a hangman in Meerut to carry out the execution.

Earlier on December 22, Pawan Jallad, executioner at the Meerut Jail, had expressed his desire to hang the four accused.

Speaking to Etv Bharat, Pawan Jallad said, "I am ready to hang them."

What these men did to Nirbhaya was horrific and they must be hanged, he added.

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