Indian judge to rule in landmark gang-rape, murder trial

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By Ross Colvin and Shyamantha Asokan NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In one of the most highly anticipated verdicts in Indian legal history, a judge will rule on Tuesday whether four men are guilty of raping a woman on a bus in New Delhi and also murdering her, a charge that could see them hanged if convicted. The verdicts cap a seven-month trial, often held behind closed doors, that was punctuated dramatically by a fifth defendant hanging himself in his jail cell. Outside the court, the case has sparked a national debate about the treatment of women in the world's second most populous country. ...




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