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Three days before hanging, Nirbhaya convict files second mercy petition
In yet another case of testing the nation's criminal justice system, one of the convicts Akshay Kumar in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case has filed a second mercy petition before the President.
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Nirbhaya gang rape and murder convict Akshay Kumar has filed a second mercy petition before President Ram Nath Kovind just three days before his scheduled hanging on March 20.
Officials at Tihar Jail, where the hanging is scheduled to take place, said Kumar filed the petition addressed to the President on Tuesday evening.
"This plea will also be forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Delhi government," they said.
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