The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the earlier order of death sentence to the four Nirbhaya case convicts.<br /><br />Terming 2012 Delhi gang-rape case a barbaric incident, the Supreme Court said, "taking the serious injuries, the severe nature of offence committed by the convicts, we are upholding the sentence.'<br /><br />A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Ashok Bhushan pronounced the verdict. The order was reserved by the court on March 27.<br /><br />Earlier, the Delhi High Court had upheld the conviction and death sentence of Mukesh, Pawan, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur who were accused of a brutal gang-rape and assault on a 23-year-old paramedical student inside a private bus — that led to her eventual death. The incident shocked the nation and grabbed headlines.<br /><br />The incident triggered a nation-wide outrage as thousands of students, women activists, social workers, protested against the then government demanding strict action against the culprits. <br /><br /><br />For More Information visit us: http://www.inkhabar.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/Inkhabar<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://twitter.com/Inkhabar<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia
