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A court in the Indian state of Rajasthan has sentenced a guest house owner to life imprisonment for raping a British journalist. | A court in the Indian state of Rajasthan has sentenced a guest house owner to life imprisonment for raping a British journalist. |
The accused, Parbat Singh, was also fined 25,000 rupees ($625; £312). | The accused, Parbat Singh, was also fined 25,000 rupees ($625; £312). |
The trial, which concluded within four months of the charges being brought against Singh, is one of the fastest in India's usually slow legal system. | |
This is the third such conviction handed out by special fast-track courts in Rajasthan in the past three years. | This is the third such conviction handed out by special fast-track courts in Rajasthan in the past three years. |
The 40-year-old female journalist was raped in the guest house in the town of Udaipur last December. | The 40-year-old female journalist was raped in the guest house in the town of Udaipur last December. |
Police arrested Singh in January after the journalist informed the British High Commission in the capital, Delhi, of the incident. | Police arrested Singh in January after the journalist informed the British High Commission in the capital, Delhi, of the incident. |
In 2006, a court in Rajasthan sentenced the son of a top police official to seven years in prison for raping a German student. | In 2006, a court in Rajasthan sentenced the son of a top police official to seven years in prison for raping a German student. |
The trial was completed in 10 working days. | The trial was completed in 10 working days. |
In 2005, a similar court handed out a life sentence to two men in Rajasthan for abducting and raping a German tourist. | In 2005, a similar court handed out a life sentence to two men in Rajasthan for abducting and raping a German tourist. |
Both trials were unusually swift for India, where courts often take years to hand out verdicts. | Both trials were unusually swift for India, where courts often take years to hand out verdicts. |
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