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| India gang rape accused plead not guilty in fast-track court | India gang rape accused plead not guilty in fast-track court |
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| Five men accused of the brutal gang rape and murder of a trainee physiotherapist in Delhi have pleaded not guilty in a case that has already prompted the reform of India's sex crime laws. | Five men accused of the brutal gang rape and murder of a trainee physiotherapist in Delhi have pleaded not guilty in a case that has already prompted the reform of India's sex crime laws. |
| The accused, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Kumar and brothers Ram and Mukesh Singh, signed statements in the new fast-track court, set up after the killing on 16 December, declaring they were innocent, said one of the men's lawyers. | The accused, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Kumar and brothers Ram and Mukesh Singh, signed statements in the new fast-track court, set up after the killing on 16 December, declaring they were innocent, said one of the men's lawyers. |
| The court will begin hearing the evidence of witnesses on Tuesday. | The court will begin hearing the evidence of witnesses on Tuesday. |
| The five men could face the death sentence if convicted. A sixth accused, believed to be 17 years old, will be tried in a juvenile court and faces a maximum sentence of three years in a reform facility. | The five men could face the death sentence if convicted. A sixth accused, believed to be 17 years old, will be tried in a juvenile court and faces a maximum sentence of three years in a reform facility. |
| Police say the victim and a male friend were heading home from an evening movie when they boarded the bus. The attackers beat the man and raped the woman, causing her serious internal injuries with a metal bar. | Police say the victim and a male friend were heading home from an evening movie when they boarded the bus. The attackers beat the man and raped the woman, causing her serious internal injuries with a metal bar. |
| The victims were eventually dumped on the roadside, and the woman 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. |
| "After the judge read out the charges, the five pleaded not guilty and walked out," AP Singh, a lawyer defending Sharma and Thakur told Reuters. | "After the judge read out the charges, the five pleaded not guilty and walked out," AP Singh, a lawyer defending Sharma and Thakur told Reuters. |
| The prosecution says it has strong evidence against the five men including bloodstained clothing, DNA matches, mobile phone records, confessions and eyewitness statements. | The prosecution says it has strong evidence against the five men including bloodstained clothing, DNA matches, mobile phone records, confessions and eyewitness statements. |
| Singh says Sharma was never on the bus and Thakur was hiding beneath a seat and never took part in the crime. The other men are represented by two other lawyers. | Singh says Sharma was never on the bus and Thakur was hiding beneath a seat and never took part in the crime. The other men are represented by two other lawyers. |
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