Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case: President Kovind rejects mercy plea of Pawan Gupta
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The President of India, Ramnath Kovind today rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case. Pawan, along with three other convicts is scheduled to hang at Delhi's Tihar jail on March 3 at 6 am. Pawan had moved his plea before the President after his curative petition was rejected by the Supreme Court earlier today. A Delhi Court also refused to stay the hanging of the convicts.