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Delhi gang-rape: suspects in fatal attack on student to go to fast-track court Delhi gang-rape: suspects in fatal attack on student to go to fast-track court
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An Indian magistrate on Thursday ordered the trial of five men, accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus, to be shifted to a special fast-track court in New Delhi. An Indian magistrate has ordered the trial of five men accused over the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus to be moved to a special fast-track court in Delhi.
The brutal rape of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student last month set off protests in New Delhi and led to a national debate about the treatment of women across India and the inability of law enforcement to protect them. The brutal rape of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student last month sparked protests and led to a national debate about the treatment of women across India and the inability of law enforcement to protect them.
Addressing that criticism the government has set up five fast-track courts in the capital to deal swiftly with crimes against women. Since the attack, the government has set up five fast-track courts in the capital to deal swiftly with crimes against women.
Authorities were eager to move the bus rape case into one of those courts – which are designed to avoid the delays, incompetence and corruption that plague much of India's legal system. Authorities were eager to move the bus rape case to one of those courts – which are designed to avoid the delays, incompetence and corruption that plague much of India's legal system.
Namrita Aggarwal, a magistrate, dealt with several procedural issues during a session on Thursday morning, then reconvened the court in the afternoon for a second session, at which she ordered the transfer to a fast-track court. The first hearing in the case is to be held there on Monday. Namrita Aggarwal, a magistrate, dealt with several procedural issues during a session on Thursday morning, then reconvened the court in the afternoon for a second session, at which she ordered the transfer to a fast-track court. The first hearing in the case is to be held on Monday.
A sixth suspect in the attack is a juvenile and his case is being handled separately. A sixth suspect in the attack claims to be a juvenile and his case is being handled separately.
Lawyers for the five have claimed that police mistreated the accused, including beating them to force them to confess to the crime, which occurred on 16 December. Lawyers for the five have claimed that police mistreated them, including beating them to force them to confess to the crime, which occurred on 16 December.
V K Anand, a lawyer for one of the defendants, said on Thursday that he would petition the supreme court to get the rape trial moved out of New Delhi since he did not believe his client would get a fair hearing in the capital. V K Anand, a lawyer for one defendants, said on Thursday he would try to get the rape trial moved from Delhi since he did not believe his client would get a fair hearing in the capital.
Police say the victim and a male friend, going home from an evening movie, had boarded a bus going from the Munirka area heading to Dwarka, south-west Delhi. They were attacked by six assailants.Police say the victim and a male friend, going home from an evening movie, had boarded a bus going from the Munirka area heading to Dwarka, south-west Delhi. They were attacked by six assailants.
The attackers beat the man and took turns raping the woman and penetrated her repeatedly with a metal bar, causing massive internal injuries, police said. During the attack the bus was driven through a series of police checkpoints without incident, police said. The attackers beat the man and took turns raping the woman and penetrated her repeatedly with a metal bar, causing massive internal injuries, police said. During the attack the bus was driven through a series of police checkpoints without incident, police said.
The victims were eventually dumped on the roadside, and the student died two weeks later in a Singapore hospital. The victims were eventually dumped on the roadside, and the woman died two weeks later in a Singapore hospital.
The attack focused attention on the little discussed issue of sexual violence in a country where women are still often regarded as second-class citizens.The attack focused attention on the little discussed issue of sexual violence in a country where women are still often regarded as second-class citizens.
Victims are often blamed for sexual attacks, by their families or authorities, and the shame of rape keeps many women from reporting attacks. Victims are often blamed for sexual attacks, by their families or authorities, and the shame of rape keeps many women from reporting attacks.
Since the gang rape, though, sexual violence has become front-page news nearly every day across India, with demands that the government do more to protect women and prosecute those that attack them.Since the gang rape, though, sexual violence has become front-page news nearly every day across India, with demands that the government do more to protect women and prosecute those that attack them.
The government has established several committees to look into how such a horrific attack could occur and recommend changes in the law.The government has established several committees to look into how such a horrific attack could occur and recommend changes in the law.