NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Five of the six persons accused in the horrifying gang rape in the Indian capital last month were produced at the Saket court in south Delhi Monday. The sixth accused, who is said to be a juvenile, will be produced before a juvenile justice board. The six are held responsible for the death of a 23-year-old medical student who was gang raped, brutalized and mutilated on a moving bus on Dec. 16 in south Delhi.
The case has shocked India with tens of thousands resorting to the street demanding quick justice for the victim.
Police have accused murder, rape, robbery, destruction of evidence and other charges against the five. The charge of murder could lead to death sentence.
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