SENT TO THE GALLOWS

The special fasttrack court sentenced the four convicts to death on Friday

RAM SINGH

Job: Bus driver Role: Assaulted the girl and her friend. Also raped the girl

Booked for: Murder, gang rape, kidnapping, unnatural offences, dacoity, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy under IPC Trial against him abated after he committed suicide in his Tihar jail cell on March 11

PAWAN GUPTA, 19

(at the time of crime)

Job: Fruit seller; also worked as construction worker, caterer.

Role: Assaulted the girl’s friend and raped the girl. Helped in throwing the couple off the bus.

Booked for: Murder, gang rape, kidnapping, unnatural offences, destruction of evidence Verdict: Guilty

Punishment: Sentenced to die

MUKESH SINGH, 29

(at the time of crime)

Job: Unemployed. Has a tattoo of two swords on his left arm.

Role: Raped the girl and later attempted to destroy evidence.

Booked for: Murder, gang rape, kidnapping, unnatural offences, dacoity, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy under IPC Verdict: Guilty

Punishment: Sentenced to die

VINAY SHARMA, 20

(at the time of crime)

Job: Gym instructor. Had finished his schooling

Role: Brutally assaulted the girl’s male friend before sexually assaulting her.

Booked for: Murder, gang rape, unnatural offences, destruction of evidence Verdict: Guilty Punishment: Sentenced to die

AKSHAY THAKUR, 28

(at the time of crime)

Job: Bus cleaner. Father of a two-yearold boy

Role: Sexually assaulted the woman

Booked for: Murder, gang rape, kidnapping, unnatural offences, dacoity, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy under IPC Verdict: Guilty

Punishment: Sentenced to die

THE SIXTH ACCUSED

a juvenile. Oldest of six siblings

Role: Raped the woman, pulled out her internal organs using the rod

Status: Held guilty and sent to three years in a reformatory by juvenile justice board