Nirbhaya case: India rejects final death sentence appeal in 2012 gang rape Updated : December 18, 2019 03:27 PM IST Akshay Kumar Singh, filed his review petition earlier this month after the other three had theirs rejected India's president can still decide to grant him mercy Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India, according to government statistics Published : December 18, 2019 03:27 PM IST