Nirbhaya Gangrape Case: All four convicts go on silent mode as Tihar jail prepares for execution

New Delhi : Less than 14 hours are left in the execution of four convicts in Nirbhaya Gangrape Case; the Tihar jail has started preparations for their execution scheduled for morning 5:30 am on Friday.

Convicts Mukesh Singh, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma - will be hanged simultaneously inside jail number 3.

The Tihar jail officials on Wednesday said that they have conducted the dummy execution on Wednesday. A team of jail officers along with the hangman, Pawan Jallad inspected the hanging courtyard inside jail 3 again on Thursday morning.

The 10 ropes to be used for hanging that were brought from Buxar, Bihar that have been tied to the beam at the gallows will be checked one last time on Thursday evening.

Pawan Jallad had reached Tihar Jail two days before to prepare and perform the execution. He will be paid Rs 15,000 per execution.

Along with Pawan, only a few officers such as the jail superintendent and the prison’s doctor will be present on Friday morning.

"In the evening we will prepare the hanging courtyard one last time before the execution. The jail superintendents will talk to the convicts in the evening and ask them if they wish to write a letter or have a final wish. They have been counselled by the prison trained counsellors," said a prison officer, who did not wish to be named.

The officer also mentioned that the execution process must end by 6:30 am.