Men in Delhi gang-rape named, to appear in court

The 5 men charged with the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student will appear in court for the first time on Monday, January 7. If convicted, they will face the death penalty and be charged with kidnap, robbery and conspiracy. A sixth accused, aged 17, will be tried in a court for juveniles. Police have said they have DNA evidence to link the 5, named as Ram Singh, Mukesh Singh, Vijay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, and Pawan Gupta to the killing. The minor was not named. The student and her boyfriend were lured into taking a schoolbus where the assault happened. The men allegedly took turns in raping her and sexually assaulting her with an iron bar which they also used to attack her boyfriend. The police have promised “maximum security” during the hearing amid fears for the defendants’ safety.


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A related story on what the victim’s boyfriend had to say is also on Rappler.
The BBC has the story about the father wanting his daughter to be named, only if a law was named after her.