2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case: Delhi HC asks Tihar Jail authorities to consider plea of media house to interview convicts

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Tihar Jail authorities to consider afresh the plea of a media house seeking permission to interview the four men on death row for their role in the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case. Justice Navin Chawla asked the authorities to communicate their decision by Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_5772531” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of the Delhi High Court. PTI[/caption] The media house has sought permission to interview the four convicts, Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Kumar Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31), who are to be hanged on 20 March. The court had on 5 March told the media house not to encourage the convicts. “They have made a mockery of the system. Please do not encourage them,” it had said. The media house, in its petition, has also challenged the Tihar Jail’s rejection of their application seeking permission to interview the four death row convicts. It has claimed the purpose behind the interview “was to have a deterrent effect on such crimes in the future”. It said the application for permission was moved before the prison authorities on 25 February and it was denied on 27 February.