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Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma injure's himself in Tihar jail prior to his hanging

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: February 20, 2020 09:16 IST

Vinay Sharma one of the death row convicts of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case tried to hurt ...

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Vinay Sharma one of the death row convicts of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case tried to hurt himself by banging his head against the wall in Tihar jail. "One of the death row convicts of the Nirbhaya case, Vinay, attempted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in his cell. He received minor injuries," said a Tihar Jail official, on the condition of anonymity.

Vinay’s lawyer had earlier this week told the court that convict Vinay Sharma was on hunger strike in Tihar jail and was suffering from acute mental illness.Earlier this week, the court directed that the four men -- Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31) -- be hanged by neck on March 3 at 6 am until they are dead.

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