Vinay Sharma, one of the four death row convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape and murder case, attempted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in his cell on February 16, a Tihar Jail official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of the death row convicts of 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, Vinay had attempted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in his cell, on February 16. He had received minor injuries,\u201d the official stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Patiala House Court on Monday issued fresh death warrants against four convicts while hearing a petition by the state and the victim\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the hearing, convicts\u2019 lawyer AP Singh told the court that Vinay is on a hunger strike and his mental status is also not well. Singh also sought the court\u2019s direction to jail authorities for his health check-up and proper medical report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, Delhi High Court on February 5 granted a week\u2019s time to the four convicts to avail of all legal remedies available to them and said that the convicts cannot be hanged separately since they were convicted for the same crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case pertains to the brutal gang-rape and killing of a 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving bus on the night of December 16, 2012, by six people including a juvenile in Delhi. The woman had died at a Singapore hospital a few days later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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