Ram Singh commits suicide in Tihar Jail. Ram Singh was one of five men being held in the case. They all deny the charges.The brutal attack on the student in December outraged India and triggered a debate about the treatment of women. A sixth suspect is being tried by a juvenile court.
Ram Singh and the four other adult defendants - his brother Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur - have been on trial in a fast-track court.
Ram Singh and the four other adult defendants - his brother Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur - have been on trial in a fast-track court.
They face 13 charges, including murder, gang-rape, kidnapping and destruction of evidence. If found guilty they face the death sentence.The maximum sentence the juvenile would face if convicted would be three years in a reform facility.
The 23-year-old rape victim, who was not named for legal reasons, was with a male friend when she was attacked on a bus and thrown from the vehicle.
She died in a Singapore hospital on 29 December from massive internal injuries.Ram Singh was accused of being the driver of the bus.Tihar prison, which authorities claim is the largest in Asia, is India's most high-security prison.The 55-year-old jail houses more than 12,000 inmates although it has an official capacity of about 6,000.The complex includes nine separate prison facilities. source bbcindia
The 23-year-old rape victim, who was not named for legal reasons, was with a male friend when she was attacked on a bus and thrown from the vehicle.
She died in a Singapore hospital on 29 December from massive internal injuries.Ram Singh was accused of being the driver of the bus.Tihar prison, which authorities claim is the largest in Asia, is India's most high-security prison.The 55-year-old jail houses more than 12,000 inmates although it has an official capacity of about 6,000.The complex includes nine separate prison facilities. source bbcindia
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