The trial of five of the six accused, in the brutal gang rape of the 23-year-old woman that stunned India and grabbed global headlines, began in New Delhi today. A fast track court in New Delhi had ... more 

The trial of five of the six accused, in the brutal gang rape of the 23-year-old woman that stunned India and grabbed global headlines, began in New Delhi today. A fast track court in New Delhi had framed charges on February 02, against the five of the six persons accused in the gang rape and murder of the girl. However, the accused men have pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against them. The upsurge of popular protests against the case has got most young minds of the nation to reflect on the issues of rape and crimes against women, rampant in the country. The sixth accused will be tried as a juvenile in a separate court, a special panel ruled this week after it accepted school records showing him to be 17 years old. less