Monday, March 11, 2013

Prime accused in Delhi gang-rape case commits suicide

Prime accused in Delhi gang-rape case commits suicide in Tihar Jail while in Judicial custody waiting his fate on daily trial basis.Prime   accused in the horrendous Delhi gang-rape of a young para medical student hanged himself early hours Monday, in Delhi’s Tihar Central Jail.  December crime ignited massive protests across nation as many decried violence against women.Ram Singh's body has since been taken to a Deen Dayal Upadhaya hospital, according to prison officials.

Ram Singh, one of the six accused in the case that shook nation in which six young men are said to have assaulted a twenty three yrs old medical student on a bus, where she was gang-raped, later beaten mercilessly  and left for dead by the side of the road. Victim student succumbed to her injuries thirteen days later, dying on December 29 in Singapore hospital.

Ram Singh was the driver and of the bus where the horrific attack took place, and was the main suspect. His brother Mukesh and three other adults in the case are currently awaiting trial. The sixth accused is a minor, and will be tried by the Juvenile Justice Board.

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