NEW DELHI -- A Delhi court on Thursday officially recognized lawyers for five men accused of carrying out the deadly gang rape of a 23-year-old woman last month aboard a moving bus.
The next hearing in the case is Jan. 14, after which it will move to a fast-track trial court.
Police allege the men raped the woman and savagely attacked her with an iron rod as they drove around South Delhi on the night of Dec. 16. She died on Dec. 29 from injuries inflicted during the attack.
All five men have been charged with rape, murder and other offenses. A sixth alleged perpetrator is a juvenile and his case is being dealt with on a separate track.
M.L. Sharma, a lawyer for Mukesh Singh, one of the accused, claimed his client had been subjected to "third degree" torture in jail.
Rajan Bhagat, a Delhi police spokesman, declined to comment on the torture allegation, citing the ongoing legal proceedings.
The next hearing in the case is Jan. 14, after which it will move to a fast-track trial court.
Police allege the men raped the woman and savagely attacked her with an iron rod as they drove around South Delhi on the night of Dec. 16. She died on Dec. 29 from injuries inflicted during the attack.
All five men have been charged with rape, murder and other offenses. A sixth alleged perpetrator is a juvenile and his case is being dealt with on a separate track.
M.L. Sharma, a lawyer for Mukesh Singh, one of the accused, claimed his client had been subjected to "third degree" torture in jail.
Rajan Bhagat, a Delhi police spokesman, declined to comment on the torture allegation, citing the ongoing legal proceedings.
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