A Delhi court is all set
to hand down the first verdict on the juvenile accused in the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving
bus after she died in a Singaporehospital, which created
massive outcry and protests across the nation. The juveniles' court in the
Capital finished the hearing the case of the tennage accused, alleged to be the
most brutal of the six men who raped the girl.
The accused, aged 17 at the time of the crime,
may face a maximum sentence of three years in a correctional facility if found
guilty.
Delhi Police had on December 29, 2012 invoked murder charges
against the six men - Ram Singh, Mukesh Singh, Pawan
Gupta, Akshay Kr Singh and the juvenile (name withheld) for being allegedly
involved in the gangrape and filed the chargesheet in court on January 3.
Six men behind the ghastly Delhi gangrape
The Justice Verma Panel, was set up in the wake of the brutal
gangrape, had rejected the popular demand for the death penalty or chemical
castration for the offence, recommending a life sentence. It had also advised
making a range of offences like stalking and marital rape punishable under
criminal law.
The victim and her friend on December 16, were
returning from a film show in a multiplex in Saket when they boarded a
chartered bus. The six men assaulted the couple, raped the woman and then threw
them off the moving bus.
The condition of the rape victim continued to deteriorate, as the doctors at
Safdurjung Hospital kept a tab on her constantly dropping pulse rate.
According to sources, she had suffered from
bradycardia, with her pulse rate reducing, but then she recovered within
minutes.
After bravely fighting her injuries in India,
she was later transferred to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital where she
died of multi-organ failure on December 29.
All of them raped me, Delhi gangrape
victim recounts horror
Debunking the police's claim that only four of
the six men aboard the moving bus had sexually assaulted her, the rape victim,
in her statement to a specially-appointed Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM)
claimed that she had been subjected to the horrendous sexual and physical abuse
by all six. Read more.
On a wing and a prayer: Delhi gangrape survivor
airlifted to Singapore
In a move to better her chances and limit any
outburst of fury in a volatile Capital, she was whisked away to Singapore's
Mount Elizabeth Hospital on December 26, 2012. Prior to the move, three police
vans and two cars full of policemen kept watch outside Safdurjung hospital.
Read more.
Delhi gangrape victim's body arrives in New
Delhi from Singapore
A Special aircraft of Air India carried the
mortal remains of the victim to India and landed at IGI airport in New Delhi at
around 3.30am on December 29, 2012. She died of multi-organ failure. Read more.
India grieves as gangrape victim cremated away
from public glare
The victim was cremated at a private ceremony,
hours after her body was flown home from Singapore. The cremation plans were
kept a secret till the last moment as police apprehended a large gathering may
cause law and order problems. Read more.
Delhi rape victim cremated, weeks before wedding
Delhi Police to file 1000-page chargesheet on
January 3
The Delhi Police decided to file a 1000-page
chargesheet by January 3 which attracted death sentence or life imprisonment.
Read more.
Most brutal among rapists, he won't even have to
go to jail
Then came the irony of the legal justice system.
Even as the five men arrested for the gangrape-cum-murder of the gangrape
victim faced the possibility of a death sentence, if proved guilty, one
juvenile accused (alleged to be the most brutal) would even escape a jail term.
Read more.
Juvenile accused raped woman twice and ripped
off her intestine
According to the chargesheet, the juvenile had
subjected the 23-year-old physiotherapist to sexual abuse twice, once when she
was unconscious. He extracted her intestine with his bare hands and suggested
she be thrown off the moving vehicle devoid of her clothes, it says. Read more.
Case brings shame for India on international
stage
The Delhi gangrape has brought disrepute to the
country in the international forum. Read more.
Recap from the fateful day: December 16, 2012 to
December 29, 2012
Most outrageous remarks on rape
Our leaders failed to deal the issue with tact
and sensitivity. From the President's son, Abhijit Mukherjee, to party leaders,
politicians, and self proclaimed godmen, Asaram Bapu, have been speaking about
women and rape. To know what leaders said read more.
Delhi gangrape: Lives, interrupted
The world knows him as the father of the Delhi
Braveheart who succumbed to her injuries after a long battle following the
violent gangrape which reverberated around the globe. He is still in mourning.
Read more.
Verma panel rejects death penalty for rapists
The Justice Verma panel appointed to look into
punishments for rape rejected the popular demand for the death penalty or
chemical castration for the offence, recommending a life sentence. Read more.
Main accused Ram Singh found hanging inside
Tihar jail
On March 11, Ram Singh, the main accused in the
gangrape, was found hanging inside his cell in west Delhi's high-security Tihar
prison, while his cell inmates 'slept away'. This alleged suicide raise
suspicions.
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