The mercy petition of Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Gupta has been rejected by the President today. This paved the way for the hanging of all four convicts. A Delhi court had deferred till further orders the March 3 execution of the four convicts after one of the convicts Pawan Gupta filed mercy petition before the president. Also to reiterate, on Monday the Supreme Court had rejected the curative petition filed by Pawan Gupta.