5 face murder charges in gang-rape case in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police said Tuesday that they expect to formally charge five of six suspects with murder in the death of 23-year-old woman who was raped on a moving bus in New Delhi . The sixth suspect in the case that has outraged the country is under 18 and a juvenile. Police ordered a bone test for the sixth accused to confirm his age, according to a police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to reporters. Under Indian law , a juvenile cannot be prosecuted for murder. New Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said Tuesday that a charge-sheet in the case will be filed in court on Thursday. The suspects face the death penalty if convicted. The physiotherapy student died last week in a Singapore hospital where she had been sent for emergency treatment after the crime in India 's capital on Dec. 16. The case has triggered protests across India and raised questions about lax attitudes by police toward sexual crimes. Pr...