New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI): Five men were on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for gang-raping a 52-year- old Danish woman near the New Delhi railway station two years ago. Besides sentencing these convicts for the offence of gang-rape, the court also awarded varying jail terms to them for other offences for which they were held guilty. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 83,000 each on Raju and Raju Chakka, Rs 93,000 each on Mahender and Mohd Raja and Rs 1,03,000 on Arjun respectively. ”For the offence of section 376 D IPC, all the convicts are sentenced to life imprisonment,” the judge said while pronouncing the order. Three other accused in the case are juveniles and inquiry against them is in progress before the Juvenile Justice Board.
Source: The Telegraph June 10, 2016 10:07 UTC