Reportedly with hours left for the execution of four men convicted of rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, the preparation to hang them by the noose is in full swing in Tihar jail. pawan Jallad, the hangman from Uttar Pradesh's meerut district, has been tasked with the duty to hang the four convicts Vinay, Akshay, pawan and mukesh on march 20 at 5:30 am.
It will be carried out as per the guidelines prescribed under the delhi Prison Rules, 2018. tihar jail Additional Inspector General raj Kumar told that as shown in movies, no food is offered to the convicts or last wish asked for on the day of the execution.As per the prison rules, on the day of the execution, the four prisoners sentenced to death will be first marched to the scaffold with their hands pinioned behind their back.
A cotton cap with a flap will then be put on their face just before they enter the gallows enclosures. The Jail Superintendent, district Magistrate and Medical Officer will also be present there. As per the prison rules The prisoner should not be allowed to see the gallows. The prisoner shall now mount the scaffold and shall be placed directly under the beam to which the rope is attached. The prisoner shall than be made over to the executioner. Moreover the executioner will next strap their legs tightly together and adjust the rope tightly round their neck. "The Superintendent shall give a signal, on seeing which the executioner shall push the lever to release the trap-door," according to the rules. According to the rules, a municipal hearse or ambulance would be used to take the bodies to the cremation ground with "solemnity".
