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The 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder, commonly known as the Nirbhaya case, involved a rape and fatal assault that occurred on 16 December 2012 in Munirka, a neighbourhood in South Delhi. The incident took place when Jyoti Singh, a 22-year-old physiotherapy intern, was beaten , gang-raped , and tortured in a private bus in which she was ...
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (popularly known as Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.
On 18 August, the Supreme Court took suo moto cognizance of the case. A three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud heard the matter on 20 August. They criticised the State government, Kolkata police, as well as the college administration over mishandling of the case and the vandalism which occurred on the night of 14 ...
When Nirbhaya's case came into light, she as a law trainee at that time participated in various protest demanding for justice. [10] She officially became Nirbhaya's lawyer in 2014 demanding capital punishment for all four adult convicts as soon as possible. On 24 January 2014, she joined Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust as a legal adviser. [11]
As Indian laws do not permit the use of victim's real name in such cases; pseudonyms were being used by various media houses and police officials including "Disha" and "Hyderabad Nirbhaya" which was in reference to the 2012 Delhi Gang rape and murder case. [22]
Kushwaha was the officer in-charge of Nirbhaya case; at that time, he was serving as Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police for Delhi. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the following years, Kushwaha served as Deputy Commissioner (DCP) of Delhi Police 's special cell, a wing of Delhi Police established for counter terrorist operations.
The documentary was released in 2014. It is an Indian filmmaker Vibha Bakshi's journey in the aftermath of the 16 December 2012 gang rape. [6] [4]Vibha says "It was the brutality of the incident and the intensity of public protest for justice that compelled me to make this documentary.
[9] [10] The victim's alias Nirbhaya and the revolver's name, Nirbheek, both mean "fearless" in Hindi. The gun is illegal to carry in public in India without a permit, but these are almost impossible to obtain. [11] In 2014, it was reported that 100 women made bookings to purchase the revolver. [12]