New Delhi: A fast-track court on Tuesday concluded the trial against the four accused in the December 16 brutal gangrape and murder of the 23-year-old paramedic. After hearing the final arguments in the matter, the court reserved the verdict till September 10, 2013.
Prosecution has essentially relied on the dying declaration of the Delhi braveheart, the male friend's statement and the scientific evidence to show that all the six accused were involved in the act.
Meanwhile, defence has argued that Mukesh was not involved in the crime. The defence has also claimed that the police tortured the main witness.
On December 16, 2012 at 9:10 pm, 23-year-old braveheart and her male friend's journey home from a movie screening in a private bus turned horrific. Six people on board, including the driver and the bus assistant, allegedly inebriated, raped the young woman and thrashed her friend severely.
The six people in the bus were - Ram Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh and a juvenile, all of whom took turns to rape the girl. The case against Ram Singh was dropped after he was found dead in his cell in Tihar Jail.
The minor, tried under the Juvenile Justice Act, was convicted on charges of murder and gangrape and will now be sent to a special remand home to serve the maximum three-year probation.
The 23-year-old succumbed to injuries on December 29 at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.
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