Four Indian Medical Students Convicted of Sexual Assault Executed After 7 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The death sentences for the perpetrators of the 2012 gang rape of a medical student in New Delhi, India, have been carried out.

According to local Indian media on the 20th, the executions of four death row inmates took place at Tihar Jail near the capital, New Delhi, that morning.

Civilians who had demanded the death penalty for these individuals reportedly cheered after the executions, saying "justice has been served."

This case brought the severity of the widespread issue of sexual assault in Indian society to the forefront.

The deceased medical student had boarded a bus after watching a movie with her boyfriend at a shopping center in New Delhi on December 16, 2012. The men on the bus assaulted her boyfriend and then committed the crime. The medical student, who was physically mutilated by them, died 13 days later.

Six people committed the crime at the time; one died in prison, and another was released after being detained in a juvenile facility due to being a minor. Among those executed this time, one had sparked public outrage by petitioning, claiming "the air in New Delhi is like a gas chamber and the water is full of poison," arguing that there was no need to carry out the death penalty.

Following this case, India strengthened penalties related to sexual crimes, but sexual violence incidents still remain rampant.

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