New Delhi:
Six people, including a juvenile, were arrested for the horrific assault on a 23-year-old medical student in a moving bus in Delhi on December 16 last. She died 13 days later. The Juvenile Justice Board, hearing the minor's case, will deliver its verdict on July 25. The other accused are being tried by a fast track court. They have been charged with rape, murder, kidnapping, destruction of evidence and the attempted murder of the student's male companion.
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Mukesh Singh is the younger brother of the main accused Ram Singh. They were arrested from Rajasthan. Mukesh lived with his brother in Ravidas camp, a slum in south Delhi. Mukesh has pleaded innocence and accused the other five of raping the woman while the companion of the woman has alleged Mukesh and his brother Ram took turns driving the bus and assaulting her.
Vinay Sharma was an assistant gym instructor and Ram Singh's neighbor in Delhi. He was the fourth to be arrested in the case on Dec 18. Sharma has repeatedly alleged that he faces a threat to his life in Tihar Jail, where he and the other adult accused are lodged. In April, he appeared in court with a bandaged hand and alleged being beaten up by other inmates. In March, he had also sought a tutor in jail as well as nutritious food for his preparations for the Indian Air Force exam.
Pawan Gupta, a fruit seller, was arrested in Delhi with Ram Singh and Mukesh, a day after the assault on December 17.
Akshay Thakur belongs to Bihar. He had come to Delhi in search of employment. He was the last man to be arrested four days after the incident, in Aurangabad, Bihar.
Ram Singh, the main suspect in the case, was the first to be arrested. Early in the morning on March 11, he was found hanging from a ventilator shaft in his Tihar jail cell.
The sixth accused, a juvenile, belongs to Uttar Pradesh. His father bed-ridden and family extremely poor, he had come to Delhi to earn a living. The police say he initially kept in touch with the family but then they lost contact with him.
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