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Accused Delhi gang rape leader dead in apparent suicide
Ram Singh, accused of leading five others in fatal attack on woman, has been found hanged in jail cell The man accused of leading five others in the brutal gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapist in Delhi in December 2012 has been found dead in the high-security prison where he was being…
Five accused in Delhi gang-rape case plead not guilty
Five men accused of the savage gang-rape and murder of an Indian student pleaded not guilty on Saturday in a case that shocked the nation and sparked huge demonstrations, one of their lawyers said. The 23-year-old physiotherapy student was brutally assaulted in mid-December on a New Delhi bus she had…
Indian gang-rape victim’s blood ‘found on clothes of accused’
Prosecutor says five men charged with murder of 23-year-old student tried to destroy evidence by burning their clothes Forensic evidence from the bus in which a 23-year-old Delhi student was gang-raped links the scene of the crime with men accused of her attack, a public prosecutor in the Indian capital…
Delhi gang-rapists tried to run victim over with bus after attack
A gang of rapists who assaulted and murdered a woman on a bus in New Delhi last month tried to run her over with the vehicle after the attack, reports said, citing a grisly police account of the incident. Her boyfriend, who was beaten up and thrown off the bus…
Crude bomb found near home of Delhi rape suspect
Indian police have arrested a man who was allegedly trying to plant a crude bomb near the home of one of the accused in the New Delhi gang-rape and murder case. The 37-year-old man was arrested in the narrow bylanes of Ravi Dass Camp, a slum in southwest Delhi where…
India gang rape: six men charged with murder
Indian police have charged six men with murder, hours after a woman who was gang-raped and thrown from a moving bus in Delhi nearly two weeks ago died in a Singapore hospital. Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said the men could face the death penalty if convicted. Officials said that authorities…
Delhi jailhouse rocks to live music therapy
NEW DELHI, May 12, 2012 (AFP) – Strutting across the stage wearing red stilettos, red lipstick and a flower in her hat, Samara Chopra was always going to be a hit with the inmates of Tihar high-security jail in New Delhi. The audience of about 1,000 male prisoners whooped with…
Mobile app to help Indian women fight sex assault
A smartphone app launched Wednesday in the Indian capital Delhi aims to fight a rise in sexual assault cases by enabling women to immediately alert friends or family if they feel at risk. The “Fight Back” app created by Indian non-profit Whypoll will — at the press of a single…
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