India gang-rape suspects in court

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CRIME SCENE. This photograph taken on December 18, 2012 shows Indian policemen inspecting an impounded bus, suspected to be the vehicle where five men and a youth gang-raped a student while driving around the city, at the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi. AFP PHOTO/STR
It was a crime that galvanized India, sparking outrage and shutting down holiday celebrations.  Shortly before Christmas, a 23 year old medical student and her boyfriend came out of a movie and boarded a bus with tinted windows.  Inside were 6 men who brutalized the two and repeatedly raped the girl – violence and sexual depravity which evoked comparisons with Anthony Burgess’s novel “A Clockwork Orange.”  She was flown out of India and to Singapore for medical treatment.  Her death provoked soul-searching among citizens and lawmakers regarding the treatment of women.  Official figures show that 228,650 of the total 256,329 violent crimes recorded in 2011 were against women.  Delhi is dubbed the rape capital of India with the number of rapes rising 17% to 661 in 2012.  Now 5 men accused of the crime appear in court Thursday.
 

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