Nirbhaya Rapists to Hang: Twitter Asks, ‘What About the Juvenile?’

Several also pointed out to the delay in pronouncing the verdict – demanding quicker action in other rape cases.

In what is being widely hailed as a historic judgement in one of India’s most horrific crimes, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to all the four convicts in the 2012 gangrape and murder of medical student Jyoti Singh, known nationwide as ‘Nirbhaya’.

However, as Twitterati welcomed the death penalty, several pointed to the delay in pronouncing the verdict – demanding quicker action in other rape cases. Then, there were many others who questioned the release of the juvenile – one of the six convicts in the high-profile case.

How I wish, the juvenile too should have been a part of this verdict. #Nirbhaya

— Ravinder Singh (@_RavinderSingh_) May 5, 2017

Why has the juvenile been spared? Minor for a capital punishment, but mature enough to brutally rape a girl?#Nirbhaya #DelhiGangRape

— Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra01) May 5, 2017

What about the juvenile? Oh right sorry, he's a minor. Completely forgot it's okay for minors to brutally rape someone. #Nirbhaya

— Sanjana Parikh (@sanjanaparikh01) May 5, 2017

‘Deserved Nothing Less Than Death’

Many expressed their satisfaction with the verdict.

"Brutal, Diabolical, Barbaric Act" - Deserved nothing less than Death. Welcome the Hon'ble SC judgement in #Nirbhaya's case

— Nupur Sharma (@NupurSharmaBJP) May 5, 2017

Rape has only one Punishment - Death. If you don't bring fear in them of not doing it, they will bring fear in you by doing it.#Nirbhaya

— Sir Rohit Sharma (@imWrong45) May 5, 2017

Also read: SC “Understood Nirbhaya’s Pain”: Parents Hail Death Penalty

‘Are Women Any Safer?’

But the verdict raised deeper questions around the actual safety of women in the country.

Justice for #Nirbhaya.

Nothing has changed, since that horrific and murderous night, though. Are women ANY safer? If not, shame on us all.

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) May 5, 2017

#Nirbhaya Verdict is a moment of expiation for the nation. But, how will it affect future jurisprudence on rape to be seen. #Nirbhayaverdict

— GhoseSpot (@SandipGhose) May 5, 2017

Also read: 2012 Delhi Gangrape: Death Penalty For 4 Convicts in Nirbhaya Case

Now that the verdict is in can we stop saying #Nirbhaya & say her name #Jyoti. Her mother has called for it. Stigma is of rapists, not women

— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) May 5, 2017

Still remember what doctors who first treated #Nirbhaya had told our reporter: "We haven't seen anything like this in our career"

— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) May 5, 2017