The execution was previously stayed because of Gupta's mercy plea

The execution was previously stayed because of Gupta's mercy plea

The execution was previously stayed because of Gupta's mercy plea

President Ram nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Gupta, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case

The hanging of the four convicts—Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thankur and Gupta—was deferred until further orders, just hours before the scheduled hanging on March 3.