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September 13, 2013

India: 4 Sentenced to Death for Fatal Gang Rape That Ignited Protests 
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A judge in India has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the
fatal gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus that ignited mass
anti-rape protests in December. The family of the victim, Jyoti Singh
Pandey, was among those demanding the death penalty. The sentence must
still be approved by India's high court.

 

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