Friday, September 13, 2013

Delhi gang-rape: Four rapists sentenced to death; one weeps, three scream for mercy

A fast-track court of Delhi on Friday sentenced to death Mukesh Singh, 26, Akshay Thakur, 28, Pawan Gupta, 19, and Vinay Sharma, 20 for the gang rape and murder of a para-medical student in the capital on December 16, 2012. The 23-year-old passed away in a Singapore hospital on December 29.

Calling it a rarest of rare case, additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna said, “A crime of such nature against a helpless woman requires exemplary punishment...

courts cannot turn a blind eye to the need to send a strong deterrent message to the perpetrators of such crimes.” Sharma broke down after the sentencing while the others pleaded for mercy.

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