A court in New Delhi, on Friday awarded life imprisonment to 5 men for gangraping a 52-year-old Danish woman in 2014.
They were found guilty of raping and kidnapping the Danish tourist on Monday. They had robbed and gang-raped her at knife-point on the night of January 14, 2014, while she was returning to her hotel in central Delhi.
The convicts — Mahendra alias Ganja (27), Mohd Raja (23), Raju (24), Arjun (22), Raju Chakka (23) — were present in the court when the order was announced.
Three others charged for the attack are being tried separately under the juvenile justice system. A ninth accused, an adult, died before the trial ended.
The Danish woman, travelling alone, had come to Delhi after visiting the Taj Mahal. She had approached a group of men for directions.
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“Raju”? hahaha