A court in India has sentenced six men to life imprisonment over the gang rape of a Swiss tourist in March this year.
The woman, 39, and her husband were attacked while camping in woodland in central Madhya Pradesh state.
The men, aged between 22 and 30, were all from a village close to the scene of the rape.
The attack came months after a 23-year-old Indian woman died following a gang rape on a bus in Delhi, sparking protests across the country.
Days after the Swiss tourist was raped, changes to the laws were passed, containing stricter punishments for rapists, including the death penalty.
"All the accused have been convicted and we are satisfied with the judgement," prosecutor Rajendra Tiwari was quoted as saying on Saturday. Full story...
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The woman, 39, and her husband were attacked while camping in woodland in central Madhya Pradesh state.
The men, aged between 22 and 30, were all from a village close to the scene of the rape.
The attack came months after a 23-year-old Indian woman died following a gang rape on a bus in Delhi, sparking protests across the country.
Days after the Swiss tourist was raped, changes to the laws were passed, containing stricter punishments for rapists, including the death penalty.
"All the accused have been convicted and we are satisfied with the judgement," prosecutor Rajendra Tiwari was quoted as saying on Saturday. Full story...
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