Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Verdict Out:Delhi Rape Case

Delhi gang-rape case: Verdict out, sentencing tomorrow

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Nine months after the brutal gang rape of Nirbhaya shocked the country, a Delhi court today held all the four accused guilty of all the charges against them. Stay with The Times of India for all the latest updates.
02:07 PMAfter the verdict was delivered, convict Pawan Gupta broke down.
02:02 PMBJP leader Sushma Swaraj seeks death for the rapists.
01:28 PMDelhi gang-rape verdict is politically motivated: Defence lawyer
01:08 PMOne convict to appeal verdict, lawyer says.
01:08 PM"I convict all of the accused. They have been found guilty of gang rape, unnatural offences, destruction of evidence ... and for committing the murder of the helpless victim."
- Judge Yogesh Khanna
01:07 PMMother of Delhi gang rape accused pleads for mercy
12:55 PMCourt holds the accused guilty of 13 offences including gang rape, unnatural offence, murder, dacoity, conspiracy, kidnapping and destruction of evidence.
12:52 PMAll 4 accused found guilty
12:41 PMSpecial court to announce quantum of sentence tomorrow.
12:40 PMThe four accused found guilty of all the charges slapped against them.
12:39 PMDelhi court holds all the four accused guilty.
12:17 PMDelhi gang-rape accused taken to court
12:09 PM"They should be only given the death sentence so that it sends out a strong message to the people and nobody dares to commit such a barbaric crime in the future. If they do not get death sentence, my daughter would not get justice, and in the days to come, this crime will take dangerous form."
- Nirbhaya's father
11:21 AM"All efforts were made in this investigation so that it takes place on scientific lines. All the possible evidence was collected, logically arranged and produced before the court so that the accused can be proven guilty."
- Delhi Police commissioner BS Bassi
11:07 AMDelhi Police to share lessons learnt from December 16 gang-rape case with all its officers.
10:45 AMFour accused taken to Saket court
10:34 AMNirbhaya's family seeks maximum punishment for the accused.
10:29 AMThe four accused, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur face the maximum punishment of death.
10:29 AMA Delhi court is likely to pronounce its verdict against the four accused in the December 16 gang-rape case.

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