The five men accused of gang-raping a 52-year-old Danish tourist have been found guilty. They showed little emotion when the verdicts were read out today. (Representational Image)
Highlights
- They robbed and raped her near the New Delhi railway station in 2014
- She had stopped to ask them for directions to her hotel in Paharganj
- Arguments over the quantum of sentence to be heard on June 9
A court in Delhi convicted five men on Monday for the gang-rape of a 52-year-old Danish tourist in 2014.
The five were found guilty of the rape, kidnapping, and robbery of the Danish woman, who was attacked at knife-point after losing her way while returning to her hotel in central Delhi.
"I pronounce all the accused guilty. Arguments (on sentencing) to be held on June 9," Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar told the court in Delhi where media and family members of the accused had gathered.
The judge convicted them for the offences under sections 376 (D) (gang rape), 395 (dacoity), 366 (kidnapping), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
The convicts -- Mahendra alias Ganja (27), Mohd Raja (23), Raju (24), Arjun (22), Raju Chakka (23) -- were present in the court.
Three others charged over 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.
According to the prosecution, the five accused, all vagabonds, had robbed and gangraped the Danish tourist at knife-point on the night of January 14, 2014, after leading her to a secluded place close to the Divisional Railway Officers' Club near New Delhi Railway Station.
The prosecution had examined 27 witnesses in support of its case while the accused had opted not to lead any evidence.
The five accused, escorted by the police into court, showed little emotion when the verdicts were read out today.
Neither the victim nor members of her family were in court for the verdict.