Tihar Jail asks UP for two hangmen, speculation over Nirbhaya killers' execution

The Tihar Jail in Delhi has asked Uttar Pradesh to provide two hangmen at short notice, amid reports that four men convicted in the Nirbhaya rape-and-murder case may be executed soon.

Uttar Pradesh’s Additional Director General (Prisons) Anand Kumar told reporters on Thursday that the department is ready to provide the hangmen.