Five-year-old dies in Indian rape case
A 5-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official said today, in the latest in a series of brutal attacks that have sparked outrage in the country. Ref. Source 7
Teen convicted over fatal gang rape
An Indian juvenile court has handed down the first conviction in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, convicting a teenager of rape and murder and sentencing him to three years in a reform home, lawyers said. Ref. Source 1
The four men earlier convicted in the deadly gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus have been sentenced to death, The Wall Street Journal and Sky News reported, citing the judge overseeing the case. The brutal crime galvanized public anger over the widespread, yet widely tolerated, sexual violence faced by Indian women. Ref. USAToday
Three men sentenced to death for gang-rapes
Three men were sentenced to death on Friday for two gang-rapes last year in Mumbai, including an attack on a photojournalist that sparked protests in the city and raised fresh questions about attitudes to women in the world's largest democracy. Ref. Source 3