Three of the four hanged in Nirbhaya case had ladoos and noodle 3 hours before they were hanged.

According to reports coming out of Tihar jail. At 2 am,Mukesh, Akshay and Vinay asked for ladoos and noodles, which the jailauthorities provide.

"They had their last meal on Thursday — dal, roti, sabzi andrice. They did not ask for a special meal. They all had lunch but Akshay andPawan didn't have dinner. Akshay had some tea. They didn't bathe or pray," saida jail official.

At 4.45 am, District Magistrate (West) read out the deathwarrant to the four men inside jail no. 3, after which they were escorted tothe gallows. Mukesh and Vinay were kept in cell no. 8, Pawan in cell no. 1, andAkshay in cell no. 7, said a source.

Jail officials said Pawan bit his hand in a possiblelast-minute attempt to escape the gallows. After this, authorities scaled uphis security.

Their last medical check-up was done at 11 pm Thursday, anda psychiatrist was also present to counsel them, said Delhi Prisons DG SandeepGoel.

Hangman Pawan Jallad, who had been called from UP's Meerut,was paid Rs 15,000 per hanging. Also present at jail no. 3 were the DM, jailsuperintendent, two assistant jail superintendents, a warden, a medical officerand Delhi Prisons DG.