Delhi air killing us anyway, why give death penalty: Nirbhaya convict

One of the four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case has asked the Supreme Court to spare him the death penalty since life in Delhi is anyway getting "short" due to air and water pollution. No, you read that right. This absurd argument finds a mention in a plea filed by Akshay Singh Thakur requesting the Supreme Court to review his conviction in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case.

Akshay Singh Thakur -- the lone convict not to have filed a review plea -- has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of his conviction in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case. The petitions brings up points of law, argues that Akshay was incorrectly convicted and talks about capital punishment being abolished in various countries.