18 Jan 2013

Gang-rape trial transferred to fast track court

3:47 pm on 18 January 2013

The trial in India of five men accused of gang-raping a woman on a bus in Delhi, has been transferred to a fast track court.

The woman died from her injuries.

Defence lawyers said the case will begin on Monday. One is to file a petition seeking a transfer of the case from Delhi.

A sixth suspect, who is thought to be 17, will be tried separately in a youth court if it is confirmed he is a minor.

If convicted, the men could face the death penalty.

The victim, 23, a physiotherapy student who cannot be named in India for legal reasons, and a male friend were attacked on a bus in south Delhi on 16 December.

She died two weeks later in hospital in Singapore.