Bollywood actresses like Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Bhumi Pednekar hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict to uphold the death sentence to four convicts who gangraped and murdered a girl.
The
Delhi
gang-rape
case
known
as
the
Nirabhaya
case
which
took
place
on
16th
December
2012
had
left
the
entire
nation
in
shock
and
deep
anger.
Now
almost
6
years
later,
the
justice
has
finally
been
served.
Bollywood
actresses
like
Priyanka
Chopra,
Anushka
Sharma
and
Bhumi
Pednekar
hailed
the
Supreme
Court's
verdict
to
uphold
the
death
sentence
to
four
convicts
who
gangraped
and
murdered
a
young
Delhi
professional
in
2012.
The
apex
Court
on
Monday
rejected
review
petitions
filed
by
three
of
the
four
convicts,
saying
it
lacked
grounds
for
a
review.
Convicts
Mukesh,
29,
Pawan
Gupta,
22,
and
Vinay
Sharma,
23,
had
sought
recall
of
the
Supreme
Court's
May
5,
2017
verdict
upholding
the
death
sentence
awarded
by
a
trial
court
and
confirmed
by
the
Delhi
High
Court.
The
fourth,
Akshay
Kumar
Singh,
31,
had
not
filed
for
a
review.
Several
big
names
from
the
film
industry
reacted
to
the
verdict
and
took
to
Twitter
to
express
their
thoughts-
Priyanka
Chopra
"Justice
delayed
but
not
denied...
the
Supreme
Court
of
India
sends
out
a
strong
signal
to
perpetrators
of
these
heinous
crimes.
Now,
justice
for
the
rest,
so
that
we
have
no
more
Nirbhayas.
Nirbhaya
verdict."
Anushka
Sharma
"Her
pain
lives
in
us
all.
Nirbhaya
verdict."
Manisha
Koirala
"All
the
moms
will
understand
the
plight
of
Nirbhaya
case.
This
decision
reaffirms
our
faith
in
Indian
judiciary.
Let's'hope
for
safer
future."
Diana
Penty
"Finally,
justice
has
been
served
and
a
much
needed
example
has
been
set.
Nirbhaya
verdict."
Bhumi
Pednekar
"For
a
crime
as
barbaric
as
it
was,
I'm
one
with
the
nation's
emotion.
Finally
justice
has
been
served."
Esha
Gupta
"Thank
you
Supreme
Court
for
dismissing
the
plea
against
death
penalty
for
convicts
in
Nirbhaya
case..
but
justice
is
delayed,
for
every
daughter.
They
need
to
be
punished
soon,
even
the
juvenile
released."