NEW DELHI: According to reports, a person named Ravi Kumar from Shimla has written to the President to appoint him as the executioner in order to carry out the execution of the convicts in the 'Nirbhaya' case.

In his letter, Ravikumar has asked the President to appoint him as a temporary executioner so as to carry out the execution of the Nirbhaya case convicts as soon as possible.

Earlier, both the High Court and the Supreme Court had rejected the appeals filed by the convicts requesting to cancel capital punishment.