Danish woman gangrape case: Delhi court convicts five

A Delhi court convicted on Monday five persons for gangraping and robbing a 52-year-old Danish woman in 2014. Arguments on quantum of sentence on will be heard on June 9.

A Delhi court convicted on Monday five people for gangraping and robbing a 52-year-old Danish woman in 2014. Arguments on quantum of sentence on will be heard on June 9.

Nine men, including three juveniles were accused of raping the Danish woman in central Delhi in 2014. (AP file phot)

Additional sessions judge Ramesh Kumar had fixed the matter for judgment after he concluded hearing final arguments of both the Delhi Police and the defence counsel on May 26.

Nine men, including three juveniles, were accused of raping the Danish woman in central Delhi in 2014.

Arjun, Raju alias Chhakka, Mohammad Raja, Mahendra alias Ganja, Raju alias Bajji and Shyam Lal were accused of robbing and raping the Danish woman at knife-point near New Delhi railway station in January 2014 after she sought directions to her hotel in Paharganj area.

Shyam Lal died in February in the Tihar jail in Delhi and proceedings against him in the case were abated.

The three minors are also facing proceedings before the Juvenile Justice Board in the case.