On 16th December 2012, a heinous crime shocked the whole nation. A paramedic student was gangraped on a moving bus and she succumbed to injuries 13 days later in a hospital in Singapore. In 2013, one of the main suspects was found hanging in a prison cell in Tihar jail, while another suspect, who was a juvenile at the time of the crime, was given a sentence of just 3 years in a juvenile home.

The other four convicts received a death sentence by the trial court, and the decision was upheld by Delhi High Court calling the crime one of the “rarest of rare” cases on March 13, 2014. But, the convicts appealed to challenge the HC verdict in the Supreme Court. Now, the Supreme court has finally passed its verdict, calling it the “most brutal, barbaric and diabolical attack” on the victim.

The four convicts in the December 16 case — Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur — have been given a death penalty.

A lot of people, including Bollywood celebrities, came out and talked about the crime and the verdict. Priyanka Chopra posted an emotional note on Twitter and said she is “proud” of the justice system.

#Nirbhaya pic.twitter.com/Wj9RcjXQ7r

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) May 5, 2017

More celebrities tweeted about the verdict, appreciating the fact that justice has finally been prevailed.

Even hanging the 4 criminals is not enough justice but it should serve as a reminder that how india deals with this crime #Nirbhayaverdict

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) May 5, 2017

May her tears flow No more..may the mothers daughter finally rest in peace..may all evil know there is a price to pay pic.twitter.com/6uuyAdg6bP

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) May 5, 2017

At last,justice delayed is not always justice denied! Wish there was a more cruel way to make em feel the pain they evoked #Nirbhayaverdict

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) May 5, 2017

Nirbhaya verdict.Justice prevails.Being in a civil society,in this case,"Public Hanging" was needed to set an example for an everyday menace

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 5, 2017

This is what people on Twitter had to say, many of them even went on to say that the juvenile convict also deserves to be hanged.

Main Culprit Juvenile Is Set Free, Fate Of 4 Rapists In #Nirbhaya Case To Be Decided By SC.Even Death Penalty Would Be Less#NirbhayaVerdict pic.twitter.com/43kRlNflN1

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 5, 2017

Most important portion from #Nirbhaya Supreme Court verdict asking society to change attitude and mindset towards women and gender justice. pic.twitter.com/JcBYYorNA8

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) May 5, 2017

Sometimes 'democracy' needs to be strict & merciless, otherwise number of criminals will increase day by day.#Nirbhaya

— Diksha Verma (@DikshaaVerma) May 5, 2017

#Nirbhaya convicts sentenced to death today in 2017 for the brutality of 2012.

Yeah, Fast Track Courts!

— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) 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

Instead of hanging & giving them a easy death, I would like to see them begging for death everyday for the rest of their life.#Nirbhaya

— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) 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

The Juvenile allowed to walk free.He was old enough to commit a heinous crime like Rape but not old enough for Punishment. Why??#Nirbhaya

— Shweta #GiveUpAMeal (@SwetaSinghSinha) May 5, 2017

Human rights do not apply to monsters. #Nirbhaya

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) May 5, 2017

Every killer you kill never kills again, so it should be a capital punishment for them.#Nirbhaya pic.twitter.com/QY9Vuz0rTL

— Diksha Verma (@DikshaaVerma) May 5, 2017

Even today after #Nirbhaya so many women continue to be raped/ humiliated and denied justice. I hope today we reach out to them as well

— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) May 5, 2017