Nirbhaya was an alias of the girl gangraped in 2012 in Delhi and then left to die.
All of them were convicted in 2013, but it took 7 years of legal procedures for them to be brought to final justice. Another accused Mohammad Afroz was released from jail after serving his time as he was a juvenile. While, another Ram Singh, committed suicide in the jail itself.
Before the execution, Tihar jail was completely locked down. Paramilitary forces were deployed outside the jail to subdue the crowd. Security was beefed up outside Tihar Jail Number 3. The Supreme Court had a hearing at 2:30 am, which proved to be the final nail in their coffin.
"Vinay and Mukesh had their dinner properly on time. The meal comprised roti, dal, rice, and sabzi. Akshay had tea in the evening but did not have dinner. All the four convicts did not have breakfast," Tihar jail official said.
The whole country celebrated when the accused were hanged despite the best efforts to exploit the legal loopholes. The Indian cricket fraternity also reacted to the verdict and execution of the accused on Twitter.
Here are some tweets: