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At 5:30 AM, the hangman, Pawan Jallad, pulled the lever. The trapdoors opened, and the four fell simultaneously. Within minutes, they were pronounced dead.

This single outcome led to the most significant legal reform post-Nirbhaya: the amendment of the Juvenile Justice Act in 2015. The new law allows juveniles aged 16 to 18 to be tried as adults for heinous offenses. It also created special courts and observation homes. While it was too late for Nirbhaya, the amendment ensured that no other juvenile could commit such a crime and evade adult punishment. nirbhaya case series

Nirbhaya died on December 29, 2012. But as her mother reminds us: "She never left. She is in every girl who fights back, in every mother who protests, and in every law that now protects us." At 5:30 AM, the hangman, Pawan Jallad, pulled the lever