HC to hear death penalty for Dec 16 convicts today

Mukesh Singh,Akshay Thakur,Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma were awarded the death penalty by a fast track court on September 13. The four men have been convicted under 11 charges,including gangrape,murder,abduction,unnatural offences,attempt to murder,dacoity and criminal conspiracy. The convicts have 30 days to file appeals against the conviction and sentence.

Anmol’s family,friends hold protest outside Kalkaji police station

Family members and friends of 20-year-old NRI Anmol Sarna on Sunday protested outside the Kalkaji police station,demanding a CBI inquiry into his death,and alleged he was sexually assaulted before his death. Police said Anmol,who had allegedly consumed illegal drugs at a party in a friend’s flat had been beaten up by two security guards in a South Delhi apartment complex. Family members alleged that police were not investigating why Anmol tried to run out of the building. They claimed that police were only investigating the drug angle and not the mystery behind the deep cuts on his head found during the post-mortem examination.

Afghan student in DU commits suicide

A 22-year-old Afghan national,pursuing his degree from a Delhi University college,allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at his rented accommodation in North Delhi’s Model Town area on Sunday. Police recovered a two-page suicide note addressed to a woman. The youth,Abdul Hamir Mir,was a Computer Science student at Hansraj College and was in his third year. Police said he had moved into the rented accommodation three months ago.