Four men have been given the death sentence for the fatal gang-rape of a young medical student on a moving Delhi bus, an attack that shocked India and ignited weeks of protests demanding better safety for women and swift justice for the 23-year-old who was killed.
One of the men, Vinay Sharma, broke down in tears as the sentence was announced. Along with Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Singh, he was sentenced to death by hanging at a fast-track court in Delhi today. (The four men who have been given the death sentence)
Judge Yogesh Khanna said the student was "tortured till the very end" and that the case fell into the "rarest of rare category", which justified capital punishment. "In these times when crimes against women are on the rise, court cannot turn a blind eye to this gruesome act," he said.
"We are happy. Justice has been delivered," said the student's father with his wife and two sons by his side.
Defence lawyer AP Singh dramatically wiped tears away as he told reporters that the verdict has been influenced by public and political pressure. Full story...
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One of the men, Vinay Sharma, broke down in tears as the sentence was announced. Along with Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Singh, he was sentenced to death by hanging at a fast-track court in Delhi today. (The four men who have been given the death sentence)
Judge Yogesh Khanna said the student was "tortured till the very end" and that the case fell into the "rarest of rare category", which justified capital punishment. "In these times when crimes against women are on the rise, court cannot turn a blind eye to this gruesome act," he said.
"We are happy. Justice has been delivered," said the student's father with his wife and two sons by his side.
Defence lawyer AP Singh dramatically wiped tears away as he told reporters that the verdict has been influenced by public and political pressure. Full story...
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