A Delhi court today dismissed the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case convict Vinay Kumar Sharma's plea. Sharma had claimed that he had a mental illness and needs treatment.<br />'' <br />'' Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana rejected Sharma's plea that had claimed he had sustained a grievous head injury and fracture in his right arm and was suffering from &quot;insanity&quot;, &quot;mental illness&quot; and &quot;schizophrenia&quot;.<br />'' <br />'' Tihar jail authorities had termed his claims as a &quot;bundle of distorted facts&quot; and told the court that CCTV footage established that the convict had inflicted &quot;superficial&quot; injuries on himself and was not suffering from any psychological disorder. The psychologist, who appeared on behalf of the jail, said medical checkups of all four convicts were done on a daily basis and they are all fine.<br />'' <br />'' The court had on February 17 issued fresh death warrants for execution on March 3 at 6 am against the four death row convicts in the case. It had issued fresh warrants against death row convicts — Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay (26) and Akshay Kumar (31). This is the third time that death warrants have been issued against them.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | February 22, 2020 8:49 PM
Delhi court dismisses Nirbhaya gang rape, murder case convict Vinay Sharma's plea